How do you spend your Sunday? For many, this traditional day of rest and churchgoing has become a day to shop, but it may be taking a toll on happiness.
Researchers from DePaul University in Chicago and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev in Israel tracked church attendance and levels of happiness among Americans living in states that had repealed so-called blue laws, which once required most retailers to stay closed on Sundays.
The researchers found that allowing stores to open on Sundays was linked with a decline in church attendance among white women, which led to a subsequent decline in happiness.
If the results of this research is true, that is, if shopping on Sunday is the cause of unhappiness, then we must conclude that there are a lot of unhappy people in our country.
Claude Mariottini
Professor of Old Testament
Northern Baptist Seminary
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Tags: Sabbath, Rest, Happiness
Dr. Claude Mariottini - Professor of Old Testament 