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Easter trading 'sheer banality' says Melbourne bishop

Posted on February 10, 2011 by Kendall Harmon

Bishop Huggins, who is Bishop of the Northwest Region of the Anglican Diocese of Melbourne and Chair of the Melbourne Anglican Social Responsibilities Committee, appealed to the State Parliament to leave Easter Sunday as it is.

“Easter Sunday is a holy day which would only be impoverished by the sheer banality of longer shopping hours, rendering more difficult the family life of staff and small business owners,” he said.

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