Show V. V I Legislating Morals I Iy y Y blue laws are losing in in Utah S S Attempts to close theatres on Sun Sunday ay in 5 provo Provo- Logan and Nephi have failed in legal battles before district courts The state legislature legislature legis- legis lature has discarded the bills that came before before be- be fore it on the subject All this is a splendid i indication that narrowness and fanaticism nl y bt be on the wane vane in the st state te S The Utah supreme court is faced with an appeal case on the question of wl whether ether or not not- cities may f forbid shows on Sunday So s sa a legal issue the point is not definitely decided S As a question of con non sense and Utah should avoid legis- legis S atin in the the realm of morals morals- as far as pos pos- sible ible S Vho is harmed if a m man chooses to go toa Sunday movie Certainly not the fanatic who would deprive others of all Sabbath day amusement Why is it fundamentally wrong fo for a 1 man to attend a show on Sunday and all ri right I for hin hunk to see the same show v on Monday Everyone does needless things on Sunday motor trips golfing big dinners picnics S Ol most intensely religious p persons indulge lii n of f this sort A dinner for many relatives and Ole tue entertainment afterwards entails much more work than attendance at ata ata a theatre I 0 Sin in this realm is a a matter of the indi in- in di dual What seems wrong to one is not to Therein lie lies the injustice of compulsory corn com Sunday observance laws One cl class ss attempts to to decide what's right and wrong fOt all The individual should be given a wide freedom of choice and only a harm to toso so society should lety- lety should cause legislation that dips into th category of m mOrals rals Enforcing religion by law or rather vainly attempting it-is it against g the American principle of separation of church and state It is useless Amer un-Amer- i ican an narrow and inva les ies the citizens citizen's sacred iJ fights S I |