The Mokokchung Times, an independent newspaper in the Mokokchung district of Nagaland state in India, reported on November 6, 2024 that one of its local political parties had asked local legislators and municipal leaders to defend Christian values and protect Sunday as a holy day. The Rising People’s Party criticized the government’s decision to allow secular business transactions on Sunday to accommodate tourists during the annual Hornbill Festival, a week-long cultural celebration organized by the state government.
In its protest, the Rising People’s Party warned that Sunday is the day of rest and should not be like any other work day and urged political leaders not to deviate from Christian ethics and principles.
The Mokokchung Times reported the following:
• “The Rising People’s Party (RPP) has issued a strong statement urging the Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) to reconsider its decision to declare Sundays as a day for business transactions. The party emphasized that Nagaland is a Christian state and asserted that every other citizen of India who has made Nagaland their homes are guests of this state.” [1]
• “The RPP criticized the state government’s prioritization of the Hornbill Festival over the sanctity of the Sabbath, stating, ‘It’s unbecoming of the state government to give undue importance to Hornbill Festival while utterly neglecting the sacrilege being committed on Sabbath days by its affiliated agencies such as the DMC’.” [1]
• “It befuddles the RPP that under the garb of the so-called ‘Festive Season’ the DMC should normalize Sabbath day as any other day of the week,’ the RPP press statement read.” [1]
• “In addressing the issue of Sunday shop openings, the RPP called for all legislators across political parties and various church organizations to reach a consensus. “It’s imperative that the Christian state of Nagaland take this issue seriously,” it urged. The party stressed that the government and its affiliate organizations must recognize that despite our varied political stance and views we do not stray from the core principles of Christian ethics and principles.” [1]
• “The RPP issued a warning, stating, ‘Unless we the stakeholders take corrective measures now, the coming generation of Nagas will end up as ‘Wokes’ or spiritual illiterates, and this may well spell the end of our culture and identity, including our Christian identity’.” [1]
This is exactly how Sunday laws will be passed. In this particular case, we see an organized body of people who share common political goals who are pushing for Sunday to be respected by government leaders. They are basically telling those in authority that they are guilty of desecrating Sunday by permitting widespread buying and selling, which in their minds threatens to erode the Christian culture and heritage that values this day as sacred.
This is happening right now in India. Christians in India are fighting for Sunday to prevent this day from becoming just another business day. They claim that Sunday is an integral part of their Christian identity, and they are fighting to preserve it. Sunday has indeed become a special day of significance throughout the entire world, and Christians are advocating for their so-called Sabbath to be respected by those in political offices.
It won’t be long. Sunday will soon become the focal point once again in America. Even in our nation, there is a movement working to preserve this day to be free from commerce. In the final conflict, all earthly powers will unite to enforce laws compelling worship on a day that has not been divinely sanctioned for worship—Sunday.
“The substitution of the false for the true is the last act in the drama. When this substitution becomes universal, God will reveal Himself. When the laws of men are exalted above the laws of God, when the powers of this earth try to force men to keep the first day of the week, know that the time has come for God to work. He will arise in His majesty, and will shake terribly the earth. He will come out of His place to punish the inhabitants of the world for their iniquity” (Bible Commentary, Vol. 7, p. 980).
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