There are still blue laws in New York - you cannot purchase alcoholic beverages (beer/wine coolers) before 12 noon. Also, liquor stores cannot be open...
Also, fyi, food stores in New York cannot sell wine or liquor... Howie ----- Original Message ----- From: "Braver, Ben" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 12:27 PM Subject: RE: Religious argument in the US... Why? > Re: working on Sunday - > > was in Dallas, TX in 1976. > They still had "blue laws" - things you could not do on Sunday. > Stores were prohibited from selling various items. > E.g. the entire pharmacy section of a grocer/drug store was dark, roped off. > > We were not allowed to buy a frying pan. > The couple in front of us were not allowed to buy disposable diapers. > But they were allowed to buy a chew toy for their dog. > > Whaaaa? > > -Ben > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 06, 2002 9:28 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Religious argument in the US... Why? > > > > The US was founded on the concept of freedom of religion and in a > > large part > > because the early settlers weren't' free to practice their religion- so it > > seems proper that its one of the rights we hold most dear. I believe some > > of the obsession with it is because there are factions that want > > to take it > > away - that want to impose their concept of religion on our kids > > at school, > > and in our laws and who state they want to make the us a one religion > > country. > > The way it was always portrayed to this product of a public school education > was that there were multiple reasons for a separation of church and state. > > From memory (which is sketchy at time), it was a crime in the colonies to > work on Sunday or do anything deemed "unacceptable for the Sabbath". > Colonists also *had* to be a member of the accepted Church (CoE I think). > There were severe punishments for those who broke the law. > > I also remember hearing something about the government not wanting to > embrace any denomination over another so they would not in effect pledge > financial support (tithing) to any given group. > > Thing is, "separation of church and state" is right there with "freedom of > religious expression" in my mind... a very touchy subject. > > Hatton > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
