http://laist.com/2007/05/19/good_neighbor_l.php All comments for Good Neighbor Laws en-us 2008 samkim Sun, 22 Jun 2008 14:00:00 -0800 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss mylilpony@gmail.com mylilpony@gmail.com 60 http://laist.com/2007/05/19/good_neighbor_l.php#comment-1101630 http://laist.com/2007/05/19/good_neighbor_l.php#comment-1101630 Comments Sat, 19 May 2007 15:51:41 -0800 <p>Doesn't "no construction on Sundays" sound similar to so-called Blue Laws that prohibit alcohol sales on Sunday? Some have argued that Blue Laws are antisemitic, or more precisely discriminatory against any religion that does not take Sunday as a holy day. It doubles the number of days that a religious person cannot work if their faith does not follow the Christian week, and that can be particularly disastrous to somebody who owns a small business or is the sole source of income for a family. The traditional example has been a Jewish liquor store owner (I know, I know) but this law brings up a much more compelling example ... If you're Christian, you believe that Jesus was a Jewish carpenter. If he lived in LA, this law would put him at a competitive disadvantage against non-Jewish carpenters. It's a law against Jesus! Does that make the law unchristian?</p>