>There seems to be a streak of moral fairness here: don't work on the seventh day, and don't use your power over others to force them to work either. It's not prohibited for non-jews to work on the sabbath though, it's only prohibited for jews.

>Everybody enjoys a day of rest, migrant workers and beasts of burden included! I actually do think getting an animal or someone else to do shabbat work for you is prohibited except under certain circumstances and following certain restrictions.

>"By consuming electricy needlessly we compel some electric-utility workers to be on the job, and we fail to give Creation a much-needed tiny bit of rest." Don't think god needs to rest.