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→Sunday, Friday and Saturday as a weekly day for worship for Christians, Muslims, Jews, and Seventh-day Adventist
According to the majority of Christian historians and scholars, and the consistent evidence of apostolic tradition, Sunday worship goes all the way back to the time of the apostles, in their reverence for the first day of the week as the day Jesus rose triumphant over death, as evidenced in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and the Anti-Nicene Fathers since the early 2nd century, the evidence of unbroken Orthodox tradition, and the consistent witness of the pastors and leaders of the church in the line of [[apostolic succession]].<ref>[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1806220/posts Early Church Fathers: Worship on Sabbath or Sunday (freerepublic.com)]</ref>
According to the majority of Christian historians and scholars, and the consistent evidence of apostolic tradition, Sunday worship goes all the way back to the time of the apostles, in their reverence for the first day of the week as the day Jesus rose triumphant over death, as evidenced in the writings of the Apostolic Fathers and the Anti-Nicene Fathers since the early 2nd century, the evidence of unbroken Orthodox tradition, and the consistent witness of the pastors and leaders of the church in the line of [[apostolic succession]].<ref>[http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/1806220/posts Early Church Fathers: Worship on Sabbath or Sunday (freerepublic.com)]</ref>
The adherents of [[Judaism]] and [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-Day Adventism]] have weekly worship services on Saturday.
The adherents of [[Judaism]] and [[Seventh-day Adventist Church|Seventh-Day Adventism]] (See: [[Sabbatarianism]]) have weekly worship services on Saturday.
[[Islam|Muslims]] have weekly services on Fridays.
[[Islam|Muslims]] have weekly services on Fridays.