On August 31, 2025, churches across the nation were invited to participate in Labor Day Sunday. This initiative, presented as an effort to honor workers and highlight the dignity of labor, is part of a national movement to unite churches under the common observance of Sunday. This was nothing more than the blending of religious […]

On August 27, 2025, the Arlington Catholic Herald, published by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Arlington, Virginia, released an article titled “Rest from Labor on Sunday.” In it, the Catholic Church emphasizes that Sunday rest is a right and that society must affirm and safeguard this day for worship, family life, and the well-being of […]

In an August 21, 2025, article titled “Whatever Happened to the Blue Laws?,” Pastor Marc Herbst of Saint John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church reflects on the decline of Sunday blue laws in America. He notes that in past decades, particularly up through the 1970s, Sundays were marked by legal restrictions on businesses and recreation, preserving the […]

On August 16, 2025, the Daily Express, a national newspaper in the United Kingdom, urged readers to be considerate of others by avoiding the use of lawnmowers and power tools on Sundays. When understood in the context of the growing Sunday-rest conversations, this is yet another example of how the media is pressuring society to […]

By Pastor David Jimenez On Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the Cliffwood Presbyterian Church in Augusta, Georgia, a Presbyterian pastor named Gleason preached a message entitled “Blue Laws in Jerusalem.” [1] His sermon was based on Nehemiah 13:15–22 and sought to apply the actions of Nehemiah—closing the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath—to support the […]

On August 7, 2025, the Haver Daily News, a secular media outlet in Montana, published an article by Lutheran Pastor Michel O’Hearn titled “Reclaiming a Day of Rest.” In it, he described those who violate the Sunday commandment to rest as people who are causing harm. Pastor O’Hearn claims that Sunday breakers are threatening the […]

On August 7, 2025, Kaniva News, a news service covering Tonga, a Polynesian nation, reported on the country’s public backlash over a Sunday rugby match—an incident that reveals the power of religious and political pressure to enforce Sunday rest. In Tonga, the push to conform to Sunday observance is fueled by a Christian fervor, as […]

On August 2, 2025, The Christian Post, a conservative Christian news outlet, framed Sunday observance as a moral necessity for America’s renewal and revival. The article contends that many of the nation’s current crises—moral confusion, lawlessness, broken families, and public corruption—can be traced back to society’s abandonment of honoring Sunday as the Lord’s Day. It […]

 Interview with Dr. Issac Olatunji and Mark Breny.

The Catholic Church in Australia has elevated “Social Justice Sunday” from a mere religious observance to a dynamic platform for social advocacy and ecological awareness. This initiative is part of a coordinated effort to redefine Sunday’s role in modern society—not just as a day of worship, but as a day of collective moral action, uniting […]