Banner Magazine is a publication of the Christian Reformed Church in North America (CRCNA), a Protestant denomination with congregations in both the United States and Canada. [1] On July 7, 2025, the CRCNA published an article titled “Reclaiming Sabbath in a Burnout Culture,” which makes several statements about the Sabbath that raise serious concerns. The […]

The “Back to Church Sunday” campaign is a nationwide initiative aimed at boosting church attendance by rallying communities to gather together on Sunday, September 21, 2025. At its core, this campaign is more than just an effort to fill pews—it is a calculated push to unify churches around Sunday worship, which is increasingly being promoted […]

On July 14, 2025, World Radio Switzerland reported that the battle over Sunday openings is intensifying, with trade unions and political parties joining forces to oppose the new measures. Trade unions and left-wing political parties in Switzerland have launched a dramatic challenge to proposed labor law changes by gathering over 8,000 signatures to force a […]

On June 13, 2025, The Aquila Report—a publication affiliated with the Reformed and Presbyterian tradition—published an article asserting that the “Sundays excepted” clause in Article I, Section 7 of the U.S. Constitution affirms that Sunday was recognized as the Christian Sabbath by the Founding Fathers. The report claims that by explicitly exempting Sundays from the […]

Jonathan Berry, known as “Mr. Sunday Law” for his public advocacy of bringing back Blue laws, has officially advanced one step closer to becoming the next Solicitor of the U.S. Department of Labor. On June 26, 2025, the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee voted to move his nomination forward, clearing the way […]

Secular news outlets are increasingly using emotional storytelling and nostalgic imagery to reshape public perception and steer society back to a time when Sunday was universally observed as a day of rest. They romanticize the era when businesses were shuttered, church attendance was expected, and families spent the day together—painting it as the solution to […]

Occasionally, the secular media—often dismissive of the Holy Scriptures—ends up proclaiming truth more boldly than today’s churches. As Jesus declared, “If these should hold their peace, the stones would immediately cry out” (Luke 19:40). In a rare moment of truth and honest journalism, a major television network recently aired a report openly acknowledging what many pastors and […]

“While men are sleeping, Satan is actively arranging matters so that the Lord’s people may not have mercy or justice. The Sundaymovement is now making its way in darkness.” 5T 452

“The decree which is to go forth against the people of God in the near future is in some respects similar to that issued by Ahasuerus against the Jews in the time of Esther. The Persian edict sprang from the malice of Haman against Mordecai. Not that Mordecai had done Haman harm, but he had […]