Alcohol already sold on ‘Sabbath’
Your article about the debate on beer sales in Georgia erroneously stated the issue as whether to allow alcohol sales on the “Sabbath.” I assure you that Georgia already allows alcohol to be sold on the Sabbath, as the Sabbath is Saturday, the last day of the week – the day on which God rested, according to the Bible. The Georgia debate concerns alcohol sales on Sunday, the first day of the week.
The article reported that some opponents of the measure cite “respect for the Sabbath” as a reason.
Again, few Christians other than Adventists, etc., show any respect for the Sabbath, and that includes the fundamentalists and political rabble-rousers who want to post the Ten Commandants in every nook and cranny. Probably few, if any, of them observe the Sabbath, but then also few of them observe the other nine commandments about lying, stealing, adultery and the like either. None of the Ten Commandments mentions anything about alcohol use or sales at any time, nor did Jesus have anything to say on the subject. Where do people come up with these ideas?
THOMAS RODGERS