A French debate: To shop or not to shop on Sunday?
"A pair of court rulings last week added new fire to a French debate over whether shops should be open on Sundays. Many employers say they – and the economy – could use the boost in business, while others defend the idea of a day devoted to leisure. 
On September 26, DIY stores Castorama and Leroy Merlin were ordered to close 15 Paris-area locations on Sundays following a complaint by rival Bricorama, which had been instructed last November to keep its own regional stores closed on Sundays after being sued by a labour union.
The rulings have added new fire to the fight between those who favour deregulation in order to spur a French economy barely out of recession and traditionalists who defend the importance of balancing work with leisure time.
But Sunday has been legally protected as a day of rest since 1906, though there are exceptions for fishmongers, florists and other types of commerce, including those in designated tourist areas like Paris’s Montmartre.
Businesses that violate the law by operating on Sunday without authorisation face fines of up to ($8,000).
Those who defend the notion of Sunday as largely commerce-free – including unions that have fought to keep France’s 35-hour work week, as well as Catholic churches – argue that it is important to uphold the tradition of one day a week devoted to rest and relaxation." France24InternationalNews
A little taste of the coming battle? Who knows......
....that they should make an image to the beast, which had the wound by a sword, and did live.
Revelation 13:14
