http://www.welt.de/die-welt/article3985866/Kirchen-kaempfen-gegen-das-Einkaufen-am-Sonntag.html
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Churches are fighting against the shop on Sunday
By Matthias Kamann 24th June 2009, 04:00 clock. Hearing in Karlsruhe over to Berlin Verfassungsbeschwerde shop opening law - Bishop Huber: "lack of religious and cultural respect"
.Karlsruhe / Berlin - Wolfgang Huber is the last opportunity, the embrasure of Pro auszuwetzen religion. In April had the EKD Council President and Bishop of Berlin-Brandenburg is a severe defeat, as in Berlin of the churches supported the referendum on Religious instruction failed. But if Huber (66), in the autumn of his office for reasons of age provenance, now with the constitutional complaint against the Berlin shop prevails, he could at the end but still a success. Thus, in Karlsruhe is currently not only about protecting the Sunday in the capital, but also about whether or not Huber's strategy is, offensive to the influence of churches in society to fight.
Similarly, he showed on Tuesday at the hearing before the First Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court to that appeal, the Hubers Landeskirche with the Catholic Archdiocese of appeal. It is directed against the fact that since 2006 in the red-red governed the capital in ten stores on Sundays and public holidays per year 13-20 clock open and all four Sundays of Advent can use. It is this consumer-oriented system in Advent, Christian reflection on the aims, Huber outraged: "The Christmas of trade as an engine to use the special character of the Sundays of Advent, but with such indifference to ignore, shows a disturbing lack of religious and cultural respect" He said the court, chaired by Hans-Jürgen Papier.
According to Huber, is the religious freedom curtailed because "the common pursuit of the Christian religion" in worship and religious events throughout the day "would be difficult if more and more people have to work. The whole of Sunday at leisure, not only am still in Berlin, free morning belonged "to the religious meaning of this day insoluble added." Furthermore, this "collective space for volunteering lost", which according to Huber, "the churches in the pursuit of its mission impaired". Next is the free Sunday "an important element of the culture of life" with a "comprehensive millennia tradition". Furthermore we know from pastoral experience, including how much workers suffered, "is Sunday between their profession and the care of their social contacts have to decide."
By contrast, the Berlin senator Consumer Katrin Lompscher (left) for the Senate, Berlin was as a tourist metropolis with London and Paris are comparable and need appropriate opening times. Also, it is wrong for the church argued that Berlin's most generous scheme in Germany. While allowing most of the other Provinces the only shops open on four Sundays - Baden-Wuerttemberg and Brandenburg in three to six - and take them to the Sundays of Advent part. But there were loud Lompscher there generous exemptions. In contrast, even today, Berlin Sunday opening is less than under the previous federal law shop. Court President paper asked about numbers, after which Berlin wants rich.
Numbers - but by the churches - also demanded constitution Judge Brun-Otto Bryde, one of the concerns about the service visit, said: "In the U.S. there is no protection Sunday, but the churches are full. For us, the churches have become empty under the protection coverage of Sunday . According Bryde is not substantiated, as the store opening affects church life.
Support the churches of the union ver.di. Their representatives Ulrich Dalibor depicted in Karlsruhe growing burden for workers in retail, the free Sunday as a time for family and recreational needs. By contrast, my-te Nils Busch-Petersen, chief executive of the Commercial Association of Berlin-Brandenburg, the employees would not be so stress. 54 percent worked on only two Sundays a year, a further 35 percent in five Sundays. More work nobody.
By a decision of the Federal Constitutional Court is only for the period after the summer break is expected. According to President paper, this is the fundamental question, "according to the constitutional limits of the shops open on Sundays and public holidays."
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64 % vote against Sunday shopping, small group :  http://www.gutefrage.net/frage/auch-am-sonntag-einkaufen

Berlin says only 10 Sundays shopping per year :  http://wirtschaft.t-online.de/c/15/28/42/56/15284256.html

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No right to the shops open on Sunday Published on 09 June 2008 | updated on 09 June 2008 | Reuters / t-online.de
Despite the revised opening times, the Sunday remains closed. (Photo: Reuters)
The Berlin Constitutional Court now has a complaint against the Sunday closed shops in the capital, was rejected. A Fotolaborant had had complained that he had by the new store opening act on his fundamental right to free development of personality would be violated. The closure of shops on Sundays and public holidays prevented him from his day off to make the Berlin argued Verfassungsgerichtshof (VerfGH 120/07).

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Legal protection of the Constitution Sundays and public holidays
The complaint was unfounded, said the court. The man is in his fundamental right to general freedom of action does not disproportionately hurt. The rules correspond more to the Constitutional imperative of Sunday and holiday rest. They served to provide the constitutionally guaranteed protection of Sundays and holidays as Labor Day tranquility "and" the psychological survey "to implement.

Churches oppose Sunday opening
The opposite objection, the two large churches before the Federal Constitutional Court. You have in November of last year brought against the sale open Sundays in Berlin submitted. After the Berlin regulations can be sent to up to ten shops open Sundays, which also all Sundays in Advent. They argue that Sunday as a day of quiet work by the Basic Law was protected. A decision is pending.


Shop opening times in Berlin released
The store opening times are listed in Berlin since 2006 largely released. The shops can open from Monday to Saturday around the clock to open. On Sundays and public holidays they must be the exceptions to remain closed.


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