Comments on: Does Easter ignore your human rights? http://www.justfocus.org.nz/2009/04/the-law-that-defies-a-nation%e2%80%99s-freedom-of-religion/ Youth Focus for a Just World Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:37:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Marjorie Mercado http://www.justfocus.org.nz/2009/04/the-law-that-defies-a-nation%e2%80%99s-freedom-of-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-51 Marjorie Mercado Sun, 03 May 2009 01:28:36 +0000 http://www.justfocus.org.nz/?p=3166#comment-51 The Government of New Zealand should amend the existing laws with regards to the laws during Christmas Day, Easter Friday and Easter Sunday. It’s up to the establishment if they want to let their employees to celebrate that particular holiday. Yes, this is impacting the right of non-christian believers. They might own shops and want to earn money rather than celebrating the holiday. No, i do not agree with the exemptions granted for trading on Christmas Day, Easter Friday and Easter Sunday because we have rights on what we need to buy and shop at stores that are prohibited to open for business. It’s better to have our pick than to be controlled on what we can buy on that 3-day Christian Holiday. The Government of New Zealand should amend the existing laws with regards to the laws during Christmas Day, Easter Friday and Easter Sunday. It’s up to the establishment if they want to let their employees to celebrate that particular holiday. Yes, this is impacting the right of non-christian believers. They might own shops and want to earn money rather than celebrating the holiday. No, i do not agree with the exemptions granted for trading on Christmas Day, Easter Friday and Easter Sunday because we have rights on what we need to buy and shop at stores that are prohibited to open for business. It’s better to have our pick than to be controlled on what we can buy on that 3-day Christian Holiday.

]]> By: Fabian Maclachlan http://www.justfocus.org.nz/2009/04/the-law-that-defies-a-nation%e2%80%99s-freedom-of-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Fabian Maclachlan Sat, 02 May 2009 06:47:25 +0000 http://www.justfocus.org.nz/?p=3166#comment-47 shops should be able to be open on christmas day, easter friday and easter sunday if the staff wish too. As it is their holiday day but they could think working on those days could be a way of making money as all the other shops will be closed. I disagree with shops having too be closed as they do have the right to be open because they may want to make more money on those days. It isnt impacting our rights because we dont have anything too do with it because we dont run the business so it doesnt really matter too us but it gives us the opportunity to go up town and do shopping just like a normal day. =]. shops should be able to be open on christmas day, easter friday and easter sunday if the staff wish too. As it is their holiday day but they could think working on those days could be a way of making money as all the other shops will be closed. I disagree with shops having too be closed as they do have the right to be open because they may want to make more money on those days. It isnt impacting our rights because we dont have anything too do with it because we dont run the business so it doesnt really matter too us but it gives us the opportunity to go up town and do shopping just like a normal day.

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]]> By: Lachie Campbell http://www.justfocus.org.nz/2009/04/the-law-that-defies-a-nation%e2%80%99s-freedom-of-religion/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Lachie Campbell Sat, 02 May 2009 06:34:23 +0000 http://www.justfocus.org.nz/?p=3166#comment-46 I believe that yes the shops should be closed on these holidays (christmas,easter) because it's usually the tradition to get all the presents and gifts for the people before the date had arrived. But then again, i'm not sure if this will affect our rights, because even though we have the right to shop on some of these days, we don't always need to. yes i agree for tghese exemptions, because if somone is hurt, or in dire need of an object, they can rush down to the sotre, or shop and get their required items. I believe that yes the shops should be closed on these holidays (christmas,easter) because it’s usually the tradition to get all the presents and gifts for the people before the date had arrived. But then again, i’m not sure if this will affect our rights, because even though we have the right to shop on some of these days, we don’t always need to.
yes i agree for tghese exemptions, because if somone is hurt, or in dire need of an object, they can rush down to the sotre, or shop and get their required items.

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