The "blue laws" or Sunday closing laws should be brought back into effect. These laws have gone unnoticed for a great deal of time and there are many reasons why they should be reinstated. Not only is it for its religious reasons, or its moral reasons, but for the sake of families as well.
             The blue law is a legislation regulating public and private conduct, including laws relating to observation of the Sabbath. This term originated in the New Haven colony in the 17th century. The term blue law is used mainly in the American legislation and the name comes from the color paper for which it was written on. This means that there would be no work on Sundays, stores and businesses would not be able to open. It used to be this way until 1976, before then it was up to the owner of the business whether they wanted to operate on Sundays. It is interesting that Bergen County New Jersey has a town ordinance forbidding stores to open on Sundays. Not too long ago in 1995, North Carolina had this law brought up again and it was amended. It now states, "any employee who works for a business that is open on Sundays has the option of refusing to work on that day if he is conscientiously opposed to Sunday work. Any employer who dismissed or demoted an employee because of his refusal to work on Sundays is subject to a civil penalty of treble, the damages found by the court and the jury plus the court costs and the attorneys fees."(State House Network-LPITS@http://www.scstatehouse.net)
             By law everyone is entitled to the freedom of religion, and when the blue laws were changed it was a violation of an amendment. If a person practices the Roman Catholic religion, the bible tells how God made seven days in the week for a reason, and the last day was for rest. The Sunday Law of Constantine dates back to March 7, AD 321. This law states, "All judges and city people and the craftsmen shall rest upon the venerable day o
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