ld this rule for its members and insist that there be no shopping on their holy day is one thing, but for society at large to select a day and impose the rule would be wrong in a pluralistic society such as this one
However, there are other moral issues that may be raised which do not have anything to do with religion and which might also militate against shopping on Sunday. There are a number of effects of Sunday shopping on the family and the social fabric that should be considered. Sunday shopping entails using up an important day of the week in commerce instead of more important and more family-oriented pursuits. Shopping divides the family, with the parents going from store to store in search of goods while the children are left to their own devices. It is a social benefit for the family unit to have time together, and this seems especially important in times like these when
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