Sunday Drinks Shot Down
The article can be read here. By the way I appreciated the comments left by our readers. One of the arguments against alcohol sales on Sunday right now is that not selling alcohol enhances the quality of life for people who don't want to be in 'that kind of environment'. Share your thoughts.
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"Quality of life" at the expense of free enterprise (i.e., businesses getting to offer what they want to make revenue) is not capitalism. Besides, the cold, hard fact is that certain businesses like Red Lobster, Olive Garden, etc. refuse to be located in places where there are blue laws, a result that lowers "quality of life" all seven days a week.
If Christians used their "dollar vote" by abstaining from those restaurants on Sundays, they might influence those businesses to re-evaluate their stance.
One thing that sort of bugs me is the fact that anyone in Warner Robins who wants to drink on Sunday can simply go over to Centerville. This makes the Warner Robins law stick out like a sore "thou shalt not or else" thumb rather than as a practical ordinance, and is obviously on the books primarily to "stick it" to those who drink and the businesses who cater to them.
This brand of "conservatism" actually "conserves" something only apparently old. The fact is that conservative Christians a few years ago did not even grace the doorstep of establishments that served alcohol Monday through Saturday. Now they've decided, for "quality of life" reasons, that they would like to eat at those businesses, but now demand by force of law that those businesses cater to their demands. I don't like it.
Great point Steve. Honestly, I never saw the contradiction until you pointed it out. Most conservative Christians don't see it either, especially those who eat at 'wet' restaraunts Monday through Saturday. I think the issue at hand is being blurred by many of our well meaning pastors in this area. The issue is not a matter of quality of life, but of conscience. In the end, the only conscience that should determine whether or not I sell alcohol on Sunday is my own.
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