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Atheists & Agnostics

LauraInLA

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2. FYI where I grew up in the '70s, businesses were closed on Sundays -- as people became less religious

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Wed Oct 9, 2024, 02:32 PM

Oct 2024

stores started opening up. This went on throughout my childhood. The last pillar to fall was the liquor Blue Laws. But to be fair, the more conservative Catholics and Protestants didn’t want either rule to change.

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One of my first clues was, if these people are so Jesusy and it's so important, why do they make people work [View all] brewens Oct 2024 OP

Sure, thats going to happen Srkdqltr Oct 2024 #1

FYI where I grew up in the '70s, businesses were closed on Sundays -- as people became less religious LauraInLA Oct 2024 #2

It used to be that no one was open on Sunday. Then, Reaganomics happened ms liberty Oct 2024 #3

I remember the Blue Laws... slightlv Oct 2024 #4

My point is that so many of these people claim to be so religious. Nothing but being in church should matter brewens Oct 2024 #6

New Jersey has a county that is "blue." In Bergen County, you can buy food, gas and pharmaceuticals. That's it. 3Hotdogs Oct 2024 #5

On one hand, we're all there so they can have a day of rest in church Warpy Oct 2024 #7

I thought the same thing at the time. Figarosmom Oct 2024 #8

It is common knowledge in the restaurant business. . . Collimator Oct 2024 #9