In celebration of the birth (observed) of the guy who transmogrified water into wine (allegedly) no wine is allowed. I guess in some manner that’s fair, any true follower should be able to accomplish the same feat.
Well they’re not doing it in honour of Lord Jesus (i think), they’re doing it because they’re hardasses who tried to ban all alcohol in the past, after having significant societal problems with it, and they’re not giving up.
My notes:
- kind of good for really lonely people on christmas, who might be tempted to drink their sorrows away?
- but obviously christianity is effectively a pro booze religion as you said, and this might interfere with many people’s christmas plans.
- e.g What if you go to a family christmas dinner and everyone assumed someone else would bring alcohol? Alcohol really is an importamt part of christmas; egg nog, blood of jesus, casually drunk.
- if said people have to start planning around the day of dry sales, won’t they start stockpiling extra alcohol at christmas “so they don’t run out, like last time” ?
- said people then feel compelled to drink more alcohol to make SURE they get through all that they stockpiled
- more drunk drivers that holy night, or extra string hangovers the next day - woohoo!!!
See also: same issue occurs for those lonely alcoholic folk. They’ll be doosmday prepping for christmas in various parts of the USA because they’re cinvinced they’ll need it to cope. Homeless people might need it for warmth
kind of good for really lonely people on christmas, who might be tempted to drink their sorrows away?
They are adults, and they should be able to do that if they want.
The Land of the free sure has a lot of arbitrary restrictions
The “Land of the free” has jaywalking laws… They literally aren’t even allowed to cross the street without permission from the state
When they impose white christian nationalism on everyone, they are not seen as restrictions but devotions. What kind of heretic are you anyway? /s
Pfft, so? Religious-based morality laws are the ultimate American freedom, you commie drunk!
I dont think it’s a bad thing. A lot of people suffer around the holidays, and drunks will get drunk. If they can’t do a packie run on the holiday, It can reduce overdoses. Harm reduction if you will.
My state is the only state in New England I believe, who doesnt sell alcohol in gas stations, or on sundays. You also cant get wine in the grocery stores. I remember the first time I went to a Maine walmart, and I was blown away therevwas wine on the shelf. Walmart wine, tf lol. So Im used to the rules, but I do believe the holiday rule actually to be beneficial. The rest are wierd, and if you live close enough go a border state, people who want booze (on a sunday) just cross state lines for it. But sad drunk darrel cant go grab another bottle on the saddest day of the year for him, because it’s closed.
It’s my god given right to buy (full strength) liquor, ice cold beer, hot rotisserie chicken, and .22LR at the same store at 3:00 AM
What New England state doesn’t sell alcohol on sundays?
CT
Puritans still trying to stop us from having a merry Christmas!
Fr though, I’ve never bothered trying to go to a store on Christmas I just assume most are closed
These ate the last gasps of these, though. There’s small resurgences but for the most part these are steadily going away.
At least the liquor store employees get the day guaranteed off
That’s nkt very Merry of them
Well that’s dumb.
Don’t a lot of them do that on Sundays as well?
Silent night…
Can’t buy alcohol in stores/restaurants on election days in Georgia until after the polls close.
that’s probably not related to any kind of moral or religious belief, but actually a form of election security
Cooping was a form of electoral fraud in the United States by which gangs kidnapped citizens off the street and forced them to vote, often repeatedly, for an election candidate… so-called “cooping gangs” or “election gangs” working for a political candidate would hold random victims in a chamber or cellar (the “coop”) and ply them with alcohol or beat them to get them to comply.
