Somethings been bothering me for a while now, and i dont really know if i'm just being racist in a religious way, or wether i actually have a point! so i'm gonna ask it here, where it shouldnt go off topic. Another reason for it being here is it directly affects all areas of the UK including bedlington, so it should be valid for this section. Anyways: What do you think about the restrictions placed on companys for the sale of goods. Ok, a bit more detail. I'm not sure exactly, but i believe it is the christian way that no person shall work on a sunday. Maybe other religions also adopt this day as a rest day, or another day altogether, but its beside my point, my point is this: Why should i, A person whom follows no religion* as such, be 'put out' by a law which states i cannot buy groceries after 10pm on a saturday, when this law is only in place because of a religious belief? Why should this 'religious rule' be forced down my neck, when all other rules of society can be bent for other religions. I have heard the argument 'people want a day off', and i agree, but why not just place a law that states 'No Person Shall Be Forced To Work More Than 6 Days In A Row' instead of 'no, you cant open your shop all day and night on the one day most people have off' or 'no you cant sell alcohol to anyone after 10pm on a saturday night' It really gets my goat that in this world of 24 hour opening and 24 hour working times, i cannot go out at 22.01 and buy a pint of milk, or a 4 pack of lager. My source is a discussion i had with an ASDA manager a few weeks back, when i asked why they closed at 22.00 on a saturday. He replied that store and many others like morrisons, tesco and Sainsburys would be open for its customers 24-7-365 if they were allowed. i asked if it was because they were not allowed to employ people overnight on saturdays, and this is the best part: THERE'S MORE WORKS THERE ON A SAT NIGHT AFTER 22.00 THAN ANY OTHER NIGHT OF THE WEEK!!!! Its just CRAZY that this is forced upon non religious people. Whats your views? should they be able to trade when they want? * Yes, i have heard something about their being a religous name for anyone who has no religion, and that in it's self means its a religion!