Sunday shopping banned in Croatia

[Backwoods Presbyterian]

Sunday shopping banned in Croatia

14 minutes ago

The Croatian parliament has passed a law forcing shops to close on Sundays in a concession to the Roman Catholic church.

The church has campaigned for years for Sundays to be devoted to family or Mass in Croatia, which is almost 90 percent Roman Catholic. But Croatians have begun spending weekends in shopping malls that have flourished across the country in the past few years and remain open seven days a week.

The law adopted Tuesday and goes into effect Jan. 1. It allows Sunday shopping over the summer and Christmas holidays.

The law also allows stores in gas, bus and train stations to open on Sundays year-round, along with those in hospitals. Bakeries, newsstands and flower shops are also exempt from the ban.

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[christianyouth]

Wow, praise God!

 

[SRoper]

Yay, I'm glad I can be proud of my Croatian ancestry every once in a while.

 

[Reformed Baptist]

Somehow this gives me the weebie jeebies.

 

[Reformed Baptist]

I like the separation of church and state. Kinda wigs me out to see a state conceding to a church, and especially the RCC.

 

[SRoper]

It is separation of church and state. The state isn't excommunicating people who shop on Sundays, and the church isn't fining or jailing the people. The fourth commandment is moral and is rooted in creation, not the church.

 

[Jon Peters]

Lots of holes in that law.

Forcing a law on a people, most of whom, it would appear, have little or no access to gospel worship on Sundays will accomplish what? Is it better to go to attend Mass or to go to Target on Sundays?

 

[Me Died Blue]

Lots of holes in that law.

Forcing a law on a people, most of whom, it would appear, have little or no access to gospel worship on Sundays will accomplish what? Is it better to go to attend Mass or to go to Target on Sundays?

My thoughts exactly.