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The law should not be used to protect the Sabbath

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9 August 2011

Prof Philip Booth joins a discussion on BBC Radio 4

Prof Philip Booth takes part in a discussion on BBC Radio 4's Beyond Belief regarding the Sabbath. He argues that, whilst special, it should not be protected by law as, in a free economy, it is not for lawmakers to start determining when businesses can and cannot trade.

Listen here [2] (programme begins at 0:01:21).

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[1] http://www.iea.org.uk/sites/default/files/in-the-media/images/Bright lights 1_1.jpg
[2] http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b013214l/Beyond_Belief_08_08_2011/?t=1m21s