>>>>Last such bit is that hunting is still illegal on sundays in some states - for religious reasons.
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>>Yes, but you're confusing religious with societal. Religion used to be the basis for lots of societal decisions. Society changes, then blames religion for society's failure to update laws to reflect the new realities. I suppose there may be some religious groups opposed to hunting on Sunday and more than one first world European nation effectively closes down on Sundays, but blaming religion for outdated secular laws is getting a bit ridiculous.
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>I blame them for having them in the first place,

I just want to point out that when religion first offered the idea of a sabbath day, a day when you didn't work, it was actually revolutionary. And getting into law the idea that workers had to be given a day off was also revolutionary.

Tamar