I do all my shopping online, so when stores are open isn’t even an issue.
I’m so old I remember when public Christmas displays didn’t go up until after Thanksgiving.
But as early as 1959, Tom Lehrer was lampooning Christmas commercializing:
“Hark, the Herald Tribune sings, advertising wondrous things.”
“God rest ye merry merchants, may ye make the Yuletide pay!”
“Angels we have heard on high, tell us to go out and BUY!”
Agreed. Stay closed for thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter. I respect those retailers who do.
But like another poster wrote, my family buys mostly on line and blessed be the UPS/FedEx/ and Paulie my mailman. They bring 80-90% of the gifts we give.
I refuse to shop on Thanksgiving Day. To me it is a day to stop, reflect, and give thanks to God for all my blessings. Whether my holiday meal is a thanksgiving feast or scrambled eggs and toast...the day is for giving thanks for our many blessings, one of which is living in the greatest country on God’s green earth.
I’ve never shopped on Thanksgiving, black Friday, or the day after Christmas. I hope never to do so, for so many reasons, including reasons of faith. However, I think this piece is a bit judgemental, as are so many that use “honor mammon” IMO.
Participating in economic activitiy is not always “honoring mammon.” And perhaps some people having Thanksgiving off may not have much other time off. Just sayin that while I always do what the article suggests, I am uneasy with the legalistic tone….