Originally Posted by tarmac terror

Setting aside differences of opinions on faiths / beliefs / religion etc, I used to really like Sundays as they were when I was a kid. Nothing was open, nothing happened, and traffic was almost non existent (this was early 80's btw.)

My family were committed Christians (Baptists) on Sunday the TV would not have been on in our house, my brother an I weren't allowed to play outside, Sunday had to be different. I kinda liked it because it was different to other days of the week, and was a time to spend with family, either my own immediate family, or we visited extended family or they visited us.

Originally Posted by JTaylor

Postmodern materialism is not European culture it is European anti-culture. Atheists should go to church on a Sunday and sing hymns and listen to the sermon and have coffee with people from their community in our often beautiful churches and cathedrals. Going to B&M Bargains to buy stuff is stultifying at best and more likely nihilistic. People need meaning in their lives, acquisition is not the antedote. Europe has a Christian cultural heritage stretching back at least 1600 years; to think we can strip this out and remain intact is absolute lunacy.

Originally Posted by Dingdongler

1600 years is not a very long in the context of time. The human race thrived and flourished for many multiples of that time period without Christianity.

Originally Posted by ditchmyster

Living in a predominantly Catholic country I've gradually slipped into this groove of sunday being a day of rest... dare I say... I quite like it and think it's actually not such a bad thing.

In this modern age I think it's good to have a day away from the hustle and bustle of daily life, spend some time with the family, have a meal together and go for an afternoon stroll and basically do nothing all day... recharges the batteries for the coming week.