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Some people think so, for sure, but the Supreme Court doesn't.

In McGowan v. Maryland (1961), they decided that Maryland's blue laws violated neither the Free Exercise Clause nor the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment to the United States Constitution. It acknowledged that the laws originated to encourage attendance at Christian churches, but said that contemporary laws are intended "to provide a uniform day of rest for all citizens" and to promote the secular values of "health, safety, recreation, and general well-being" through a common day of rest. To the court, the fact that the day coincides with the Christian Sabbath doesn't prevent it from accomplishing a secular goal.

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