Don't get me confused with someone that's saying everything should be closed.
But I will say that while it may be "no real reason" to you, it is a real reason for some. And I'm talking about workers who want off, not people who might be "mad" that they're open.
That's how I feel. I don't want to be lumped into some generalized category of Christians who want all the stores closed on Christian holidays, but who are against it on anyone else's days that they would like to be a holiday. In fact, in looking back over this thread, I can't even figure out where that idea is even coming from within the confines of this thread alone. I don't see anyone saying that. Liking something is not the same as demanding it. Some people are happy a store or restaurant is closed, and some are sad that the place they want to go is closed. Some would like more stores to be closed, and some would like more stores to be open. So what? Most people are neutral about it, including many of us on the thread. How many of you just on your own behalf (and not for the workers unless you are one) really care that Target was closed? It didn't affect me, and I go to Target a LOT.
I haven't seen anyone here take a legalistic perspective. Now if someone were taking the perspective of "All businesses should be closed because it is a Holy Day
, gosh darnit!", or "All businesses should be open because not everyone celebrates Easter
, dag nabbit!", or "I want to shop and therefore all stores should be open for me to shop in, dang it
!", then I could see why this discussion has even happened. But there's no actual argument here that I can see amongst us.
There are so many variables, factors, wishes, wants, and needs because we are humans, there are a lot of us, and none of us are the same or in the same situation. 100% of the people won't be 100% satisfied no matter what the situation. Some businesses are open, and some are closed. How they make that decision is up to them. Sounds like we all agree that it is ultimately up to whoever is in charge of the store and not us anyway, and that we don't want anyone telling us how it HAS to be.
It is an interesting discussion. I think that's why it's continued for as long as it has. The funny thing is how small an issue is in the grand scheme of things.
I hope the poor innocent guy Bob NC mentioned who stumbles across this thread while looking up Disney stuff can get a kick out of it and not think we are all this silly all the time
.