And on the seventh day...

Sunday opening restrictions on shops will be lifted for the Olympics it seems, and it has been suggested that this relaxation may become permanent.  The churches not surprisingly are opposed.  Certainly it is not that long ago that Sunday was marked as special - one of my abiding childhood memories is of being stranded by accident in Machynlleth on a wet Sunday with absolutely nothing to do and nowhere to go - but is it realistic today to treat one day of the week differently from the others?  Those who wish to keep Sunday as a day for church-going and spiritual contemplation will not be dissuaded or deflected from this aim by the fact that the local supermarket is open all day.  It's really a matter of "live and let live" isn't it?