People are still this backwards? Seriously?
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The BBC said:
The controversial first scheduled Sunday ferry sailing from Stornoway on Lewis to mainland Scotland has gone ahead as planned.
There has been strong opposition on the island, where the Sabbath day has traditionally been strictly observed.
A small group of protesters prayed and sang a psalm as cars boarded the boat, but several hundred people clapped.
Supporters said it would boost the economy of the Hebridean island and offer local people freedom to travel.
A small group of about a dozen protesters gathered in Stornoway ahead of the sailing to Ullapool, which left at 1430 BST.
Equality laws
As cars lined up in the ferry terminal car park, protesters gathered in silence behind a banner.
It read: "Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy".
They sang Psalm 46 - God is our refuge and our strength - and prayed for the nation to "turn its back from sin and wickedness".
A number of women wiped away tears as they prayed for a return to the Lord's commandments.
The crossing was undertaken by the route's usual ferry, the MV Isle of Lewis, after a fault in the exhaust on Friday was repaired sooner than expected.
A spokesman for ferry operator Caledonian MacBrayne said: "We're pleased to get under way after the difficulties over the last couple of days.
"It's all gone as planned."
The MV Isle of Arran was drafted in after the Isle of Lewis broke down.
A small group of protesters gathered ahead of the sailing
The former boat ran a number of emergency crossings to clear the backlog of passengers.
CalMac said it could be breaking equality laws if it did not run ferries seven days a week.
It said religion or beliefs were not valid reasons to refuse to run the ferry.
Supporters of the service said it would be good for tourism.
They said it would offer more flexibility to travellers.
As the ferry left Stornoway a crowd of several hundred gathered to applaud, and wave to those on board.
A leaflet handed out by a group of local churches said that the peace and tranquillity of the islands was enjoyed by residents and visitors alike.
It said: "By and large we like it like this.
"We are not oppressed by a quiet Sunday."
It wished tourists who came to Lewis by ferry a "happy and blessed trip to the islands".
In australia the farm next to us was a 7th day adventist meaning if anything happened on a sunday he wouldn't do anything about it.
Bushfires on his land he wouldn't attend, escaped cattle etc (but would pay us handomsely) and every 5th load (1 load = 100 tons) of grain went in the churches name so he made no profit.
But i'm really suprised to see it in a place in the UK that's not actually that remote!
Where I live there's often nothing open on a Sunday. You'd be surprised but I think it actually makes the place better. Families spend a lot more time together (Because there's f
k all else to do, admittedly) It's nice to have a day where you're basically forced to kick back and relax. 
k all else to do, admittedly) It's nice to have a day where you're basically forced to kick back and relax. crofty1984 said:
It's nice to have a day where you're basically forced
Like fk it is. Many people worked all hours five or six days a week only to find that nothing was open on their day off due to a stitch up by the superstitious mumbo-jumbo-ites.You are still free to choose to spend time with your family. I am free to pop to the shops, should I feel the need.
crofty1984 said:
Where I live there's often nothing open on a Sunday. You'd be surprised but I think it actually makes the place better. Families spend a lot more time together (Because there's fk all else to do, admittedly) It's nice to have a day where you're basically forced to kick back and relax.
I'm with you on this. I'm old enough to remember when nothing was open on a Sunday, and even when there was early closing on a Thursday.k all else to do, admittedly) It's nice to have a day where you're basically forced to kick back and relax. It's nice to think that there's a little corner of this kingdom that hasn't succumbed to commercialism and profiteering.
My back garden used to back onto that of a family of Plymouth Brethren...
Now, there's a bunch of ubernutters...
Used to buy some stuff from a trade outlet owned by one. Father and children ran the business. Computers are the work of the devil, so all accounting records were done by hand.
A notice over the counter read...
Blasphemy
Swearing
Smoking
Drinking
The use of radio telephones
Are forbidden on these premises
Some wag of a customer was seen to pull out his mobile, call his mate in the van, and say...Jesus Christ, you fking sh!t, get out of that fking van and bring me my fags and lager...
Much merriment ensued...
Now, there's a bunch of ubernutters...
Used to buy some stuff from a trade outlet owned by one. Father and children ran the business. Computers are the work of the devil, so all accounting records were done by hand.
A notice over the counter read...
Blasphemy
Swearing
Smoking
Drinking
The use of radio telephones
Are forbidden on these premises
Some wag of a customer was seen to pull out his mobile, call his mate in the van, and say...Jesus Christ, you f
king sh!t, get out of that fking van and bring me my fags and lager...Much merriment ensued...
I think it would be nice if the issue of sunday opening hours was sorted once and for all. All this you can open, but only for a bit is kind of not one thing or the other.
Either say Sunday is special* and nothing opens, or say it's just another day of the week, and have un restricted opening hours.
Either say Sunday is special* and nothing opens, or say it's just another day of the week, and have un restricted opening hours.
- Naturally this doesn't affect me getting double time on the odd occasion I have to work sundays.
Schmeeky said:
JamesM said:
I've got no time for religious types. If they want to do that then they can, just don't impose it on the rest of us.
Exactly. 
This is just narrow minded ignorance. What about the non religious people that need to get that car ferry? Regarding Sunday opening, it doesn't suit everyone to have everything closed or limited on a Sunday. For instance, plenty of people work Mon-Sat so Sunday is their chance to take the kids swimming, do the shopping, visit the bank etc. I think it's pretty ridiculous to have a minority of superstitious people determine what the rest of us can do on which days of the week.
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