Protesting against Sunday cinema-going is anathema to some. But in some places,it makes perfect senseIt was fitting that the latest golden egg in the Star Wars franchise was the film chosen to break another social curfew on the island of Lewis last week. Until Star Wars: The Last Jedi no film had ever been screened on a Sunday owing to strict observance of The Lord’s Day on this island. Each of the Star Wars films has a preamble that starts with the words: “In a galaxy, far, or far absent…” For the rest of Scotland and the world beyond,the customs and practices of the Western Isles and the craggy old faith that binds them acquire always seemed like a distant galaxy.
The normal inactive tropes were trotted out by soi-disant commentators to deride (to ridicule, laugh at with contempt) those who sought to defend the ban on Sunday entertainment in this part of Scotland. The Free Church of Scotland was once more condemned for its adherence to medieval values and for standing in the way of progress. Those cultural dissidents who refused to bow down to the idols of progress and enlightenment by supporting Sunday observance were jeered.
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Source: guardian.co.uk