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| Sailings on the Sabbath | Caledonian MacBrayne has announced that it will run one return trip on the Sabbath on the Ullapool to Stornoway route. The move - which is opposed by Western Isles Council - was prompted by concerns that refusing to run a Sunday service breached equality laws. Calmac said it consulted a range of organisations including the Lord's Day Observance Society, local churches and the council. Flights to the island on Sundays began six years ago. But the council-run swimming bath is closed and many play parks are locked on the Sabbath. Most shops remain shut and car-washing and hanging out laundry are frowned upon. The ferry, the Isle of Lewis, suffered a breakdown before the Sabbath sailing meaning putting it out of action for a couple of days but a replacement ferry Isle of Arran will operate the service 3 hours into the Sabbath. The Rev Angus Smith, a veteran campaigner against ferries sailing to the islands on the Sabbath, said the breakdown was a reminder of "God's providence". | 18/07/09 07:09 | |
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