Towards Global Sunday Law
 
 
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Several thousand years ago, the king of Babylon decreed that his subjects must worship only in the way he saw fit.

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Three Jewish men, Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego, chose to follow their consciences, standing up against the king and his edict. Thus began a standoff that remains famous even to this day (see Daniel 3).

Unfortunately, we are seeing the same situation repeating itself today.

The Pope is calling for the world to acknowledge and honor Sunday as a day of rest. Legislation that will force the world to worship and rest on Sunday would be the ideal solution. There are many voices clamoring to fulfill exactly such a goal, using the economy, the environment, and even the family as reasons to legislate Sunday rest.

Another standoff is on the horizon. Those who refuse to give up the Biblical seventh-day Sabbath will face trials as tough as the furnace faced by Shadrach and his companions. However, we can hold fast hope, knowing that the God who spared the Israelite men from the fiery furnace is coming again soon. 

Here are some of the ways the world is moving towards Sunday legislation:

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2011
Jan 19, 2011
American Government Seizing Taxpayers' Money
Could there really be a vast conspiracy involving Wall Street and the US Government?
2010
Sep 26, 2010
Pope Wants Sunday As Day of Rest Starting in 2011
Pope Benedict XVI is asking families and parishes to begin preparations a year in advance (2011) availing of Pope John Paul II's apostolic exhortation “Familiaris Consortio”
Sep 07, 2010
North Dakota Catholic Conference says 'Sunday law' benefits all people
“Sunday closing laws are not about honoring the Sabbath day, they are about honoring people and families.”
Jul 22, 2010
Europe Turns Ear Toward Voice of the People
Legislation may be underway preventing all shops across Europe from opening on Sundays.
Apr 05, 2010
Even Atheists Need to Switch Off on Sundays
Germany's highest court has ruled that Sunday should be kept as a day of rest and has overturned a Berlin law easing restrictions on Sunday shopping. Most German newspapers on Wednesday greet the ruling, some for reasons of religion and tradition, others out of a concern for workers' rights.
Mar 02, 2010
Supermarkets in Court over Sunday Opening
Five supermarkets are being taken to court for illegally opening on Sundays.
Feb 17, 2010
A Call to Bring Back Sundays
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2009
Dec 27, 2009
Cook Island Christians Pray for Sunday Flights Reprieve
After the introduction of flights on Sundays to the Cook island of Aitutaki, John Pickford examines how the predominantly Christian island is reacting to its Sabbath being disrupted.
Dec 02, 2009
High Court Reaffirms Ban on Sunday Shopping
Germany's highest court found Berlin's shopping Sundays a year are against the constitutional protection of Sundays as a day of rest.
Feb 23, 2009
European Bishops Still Pressing for Sunday Rest
Feb 17, 2009
Protection of the Work-Free Sunday
Jan 08, 2009
"Never on Sunday" Law Kicks in
Croatian retailers sack workers as "never on Sunday" law kicks in.
2008
Nov 18, 2008
The EU Must Keep Sunday, Says Catholic Church
Jul 15, 2008
Sunday Shopping Banned in Croatia
Apr 06, 2008
Ikea Fined for Sunday Opening in Paris
Ikea was ordered to pay more than $700,000 for staying open on Sundays in a Paris suburb.
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