Blasphemy Laws

[Cleon]

Don't know what country you were visiting but the old (and current) Sunday trading laws in the UK are in place because the UK is a Christian country - they predate socialism.

Georgia, Alabama, and a good portion of the deep South have various shades of "blue laws" regulating commerce on Sundays.

The day someone seriously refers to Alabama as "socialist" is the day Randi is caught in bed with Sylvia Browne and Uri Geller.

Enjoy that mental image! Mwahahahaha!

 

[Dorian Gray]

The day someone seriously refers to Alabama as "socialist" is the day Randi is caught in bed with Sylvia Browne and Uri Geller.

Enjoy that mental image! Mwahahahaha!

Okay, I will:

Sylvia and Randi will spoon, and Uri will bend it.

 

[PogoPedant]

In Sweden there is no restrictions what can be bought on a certain day, exept Sundays - some minor shops and Systembolaget (where swedes buy their booze if they dont buy it in Denmark/Germany or make it themselves illegally) are closed.

In Norway though, all supermarkets and malls must be closed on Sundays, but kiosks and the like are allowed to be open. So you can buy a hot dog or a packet of cigarettes, but not ham or frozen TV-meals... Slightly weird in my humble opinion... This might have changed though.

Sadly, this has not changed.

It is worth mentioning that it was the last socialist(ish) government that made allowances so that kiosks could stay open whenever they wanted. The definition of a kiosk relies entirely on the size of the store, and the law has been roundily ridiculed.

In conclusion, these shopping restrictions seems to have more to do with old, lingering religious "habits" than unions and socialism (whatever that word means by todays standard).

 

[Kotatsu]

In Sweden there is no restrictions what can be bought on a certain day, exept Sundays - some minor shops and Systembolaget (where swedes buy their booze if they dont buy it in Denmark/Germany or make it themselves illegally) are closed.

Ah, yes, I forgot about Systemet. Possibly as I don't drink alcohol myself.

In Norway though, all supermarkets and malls must be closed on Sundays, but kiosks and the like are allowed to be open. So you can buy a hot dog or a packet of cigarettes, but not ham or frozen TV-meals... Slightly weird in my humble opinion... This might have changed though.

In conclusion, these shopping restrictions seems to have more to do with old, lingering religious "habits" than unions and socialism (whatever that word means by todays standard).

Is Norway more lingeringly religious than we are? Oh.

 

[sphenisc]

How funny that you can't blaspheme but you can marry a person of the same gender.

Can you blaspheme if you marry a person of the same gender by accident?

 

[jj]

That's quite interesting. Do you think that there will be a constitutional amendment proposed around election time to support extradition to countries with Blasphemy laws for internet posts?