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Why “Blue” Laws Have To Go

First, let me start this post by saying I’m not much of a drinker anymore. I used to, like most folks I suspect, get pretty tanked in my younger days, but that was then and this is now. Now, with that said, I believe it’s time to press the cities, counties, and states to repeal all of the so-called “blue” laws and I’m also going to tell you why.

First, as I pointed out here in the case of Connections Church, these laws actually reflect a bias towards certain Christian denominations.  Many others have no prohibition against alcohol.  But, in the case of Georgia and our laws toward liquor sales on Sunday, they ignore denominations that that have a different sabbath, such as Seventh Day Adventists who’s sabbath (IIRC) is from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Continue reading Why “Blue” Laws Have To Go