From Deseret News archives:
Sundays, alcohol at malls draw strong views
The survey follows acknowledgment by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints that its new downtown mall redevelopment project will include restaurants that will serve alcohol but that no part of the development will be open on Sunday.
The poll shows that while many LDS faithful disagree with the decision to serve alcohol, most non-Mormons support the sale of liquor at the yet-to-be refurbished ZCMI Center and Crossroads Plaza malls.
The Dan Jones & Associates poll, conducted for the Deseret Morning News and KSL-TV, surveyed 414 Utahns this past week, including 225 who said they were "very active" LDS Church members.
Among those "very active" members, 49 percent said the malls should not serve alcohol. Only 19 percent said the malls should be able to serve alcohol, while another 23 percent said individual restaurant owners should be allowed to make the call. Another 9 percent were undecided. A majority of all other groups, including Catholics, Protestants, other religious groups and those without religious affiliation, said alcohol should be served at the malls.
Many non-LDS residents have said they appreciate the church's decision to allow some alcohol sales at restaurants and see the move as a gesture of good will to the non-LDS community.
On the issue of doing business on Sunday, the church administration's decision fell in line with the views of "very active" church members. Of those respondents who said they are active members, 62 percent agreed the malls shouldn't be open on Sunday, with 7 percent saying they should and 26 percent saying individual store owners should decide.
Throughout Utah, a smaller plurality of all those surveyed 39 percent said the malls should be closed on Sunday, with 29 percent wanting them to remain open. Another 28 percent said store owners should decide, and 4 percent didn't know. Zeroing in on Salt Lake City, 40 percent believe the malls should be open on Sunday, 28 percent favor closing them and 30 percent want to leave it up to store owners.
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