Religious Imposition.

agree with Margaret p ... gives the people who work in the supermarkets a chance for a family day ... even if they don't believe in god then they have the chance for a family day. surely you can last 24hours without going to Tesco/asda/morrisons/sainsburys etc or b & q, homebase etc
 
Wynonie Harris said:
But it's nothing to do with whether the shop owners are Muslim or not. If you're a Muslim and you own a store with over 3,000 sq ft floor space, you're required to shut on Easter Sunday and Christmas Day. If you're a Christian with a shop with under 3,000 sq ft floor space, you're free to open on those days.
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I understand that. What Cashy was saying, was that it should be all or nothing......my comment that Muslim shopkeepers would not wish to be seen observing a Christian festival was a response to that comment.
Can you imagine the furore it would create if every shop was forced to follow observance of Christian festivals. After all there are enough folk who are apologetic about Christmas.
But then it all boils down to the mighty dollar..or in our case pound coin!
 
there should be no allowances for religeon wether it be christianity , islam , hindu or whatever and teh sooner the better

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when sunday trading was first introduced in the UK employees could not be forced to work it and had to be paid extra at either time and a half or double pay. Now it is accepted as a normal working day and minimum wage can be paid so whats teh difference between a christian working over easter and a christian working on the supposedly day of rest.Shouldnt they all be in church on sunday thanking their lord for this magnificent world they are in and not stacking shelves at asda?
 
Good news - HBC are collection the recycling today so at least religeon hasnt intereupted their fortnightly routine of throwing everyone elses crap all over my lawn
 
And those workers will very likely be paid a premium for working on a bank holiday.....but a bank holiday is not a religious feast day.......and we all have to remember that without religion there would be no holidays.
Back to the days of Scrooge.
 
of course there woudl be holidays

granted the word holiday comes from holyday so we could call it something else like " day off day or days "

days off are written into your contract and if there arnt enough days off to your liking then dont sign the contract

law not religeon dictates that we get so many days off and can only work a certain amount of days in a row without taking a day off so no need for religeon.My pal worked so many days in a row that his employers demanded he took time off as they were braking the law not religeon if they let him continue
 
it may have served a purpous back then but we no longer need to be told a magic man sorts things out we now have google and science if we need to know how something works that google isnt aware of yet :-)
 
Margaret Pilkington said:
Can you imagine the furore it would create if every shop was forced to follow observance of Christian festivals. After all there are enough folk who are apologetic about Christmas.
But then it all boils down to the mighty dollar..or in our case pound coin!
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There'd be a furore from all small shopkeepers regardless of their religion, as they regard Christmas and Easter Days as vital trading days that give a welcome boost to their takings over the year. Incidentally, there are plenty of Muslim-owned larger independent stores that have to close down for these Christian religious days.
 
Mr Cameron claims that Britain is a Christian country but in a poll 69% said they had no religion and only 29% professed to having a religious faith (all faiths). So it seems that fewer than 20% are actually Christians. I expect shops ensure that their staff get time off 'with their families' without recourse to religion-inspired holidays.

PS. Spar shops are owned by A F Blakemore & our local one is staffed entirely by white caucasians. Didn't notice if any of them wear crucifixes.
 
I agree, Accyman, of course there would still be holidays but not the ones that are (supposedly) for religious reasons, which is what I meant regarding Easter.
 
davebtelford said:
Mr Cameron claims that Britain is a Christian country but in a poll 69% said they had no religion and only 29% professed to having a religious faith (all faiths). So it seems that fewer than 20% are actually Christians. I expect shops ensure that their staff get time off 'with their families' without recourse to religion-inspired holidays.

PS. Spar shops are owned by A F Blakemore & our local one is staffed entirely by white caucasians. Didn't notice if any of them wear crucifixes.
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Maybe people are embarrassed to profess any kind of faith these days. Muslims and Jews do not hold back in professing faith....But it is somehow seen as a bit 'naff'(for want of a better word) to profess a Christian faith.
I do not follow a particular religion, but I am a spiritual person......I live my life by tenets that would be seen to the outsider as 'Christian'.

Our spar shop is run by Muslims.

You do not need to demonstrate your faith to hold it.....and you do not need to subscribe to organised services.
Yes, of course the people running the shop will get their days off.....but it is not exactly the same when you have to work while your family are at home enjoying the break.
I spent nearly 30 years in that situation.....and believe me everyone who had a family wanted to be off at the same time as them.
Doing the duty rota for a festive period was a nightmare.
 
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As I keep saying, the situation's sod all to do with religion; it's an attempt by the government to try and even things up for smaller corner shops in their fight against the big grocery chains. Religion's just a red herring in this argument!
 
It is only religious because the closure happens on Easter Day, and the legislation relates to a religious holiday(as opposed to a bank holiday).....so it is a bit of both.
Religion and a bit of political and governmental meddling just to be on the safe side.
 
the tips open today by the way incase you want to take your trash out

they only shut new years day , xmas day and boxing day

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any update on the jesus situation has he re-risen yet ?
 
Accyman...Maybe that is why people do not profess their faith.....fear of ridicule.
If I said I was Muslim, or Jewish, Hindu or Buddhist, there would be no remark made.
It is about respect for culture and creed.
 
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