On July 6, 2024, the Odessa American, a Texas-based newspaper, published an article by the local Catholic bishop promoting Sunday and the National Eucharistic Revival. The purpose of the article was to remind the community of the religious and cultural significance of Sunday as a day of worship and rest. Leveraging the wide reach and […]

If your goal is to persuade businesses not to open on Sundays, this is definitely one way to do it. Working on Sundays in Greece will now require a pay increase of 115%, or more than twice the previous salary, according to a new law. By enforcing higher wage requirements, the law inadvertently encourages businesses […]

The battle between the secular state and the religious world has taken on a new twist. Louisiana recently passed legislation requiring all classrooms in the state to display the Ten Commandments. [1] As Seventh-day Adventists, we believe in the Ten Commandments and that the world would be a better place if people followed them. It […]

In recent years, Sunday rest laws, which were traditionally associated with religious observance, are being indirectly reintroduced under the pretext of environmental and public health policies. Both political and religious discourse on climate change and sustainability has increasingly highlighted the benefits of less commercial activity and decreased carbon emissions on Sundays. Local governments, recognizing the […]

National Today is a news media company that tracks all the special holidays and events around the world. National Today just announced that the International Car-Free Sunday celebration will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2024. Sponsoring this kind of global event on Sunday serves two purposes. First, it establishes a global forum for community […]

In many places where the church possesses significant political power, it will often use its influence to advocate for laws that protect what they call the sanctity of Sunday as a day of rest and worship. Such efforts seek to encourage people to focus on religious activities and family time rather than secular pursuits and […]

Roman Catholics are reviving the Eucharistic procession in an attempt to re-energize its public evangelization. This ancient practice, which involves solemnly carrying the consecrated host through the streets, is experiencing a resurgence in Catholic communities worldwide. Through these processions, the Catholic Church is not only reaffirming its ancient traditions and doctrines but also inviting a […]

On May 30, 2024, Pastor Scott Jeffreys of the Forest Park Presbyterian Church in Statesville, NC, wrote an article in The Independent Tribune emphasizing the spiritual and economic advantages of keeping Sunday holy for worship. He used the example of Chick-fil-A, which is closed on Sunday but remains busy with full parking lots the rest […]