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| − | [[Sunday]] is the first day of the [[week]] in the [[America]]n calendar. Its name comes from the [[Sun]]. Sunday and Monday, unlike the other days of the week, | + | [[Sunday]] is the first day of the [[week]] in the [[America]]n calendar. Its name comes from the [[Sun]]. Sunday and Monday, unlike the other days of the week, are not named after [[pagan]] gods (Tyr, Woden, Thor, Frey, Saeter). |
The [[Bible]] tells us to Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. However this was told by [[Moses]] to the [[Jews]], not by [[Jesus]] to his followers. For this reason Jews worship on Saturday instead of Sunday.[http://www.raycomfort.com/articles/sabbath/index.html] | The [[Bible]] tells us to Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. However this was told by [[Moses]] to the [[Jews]], not by [[Jesus]] to his followers. For this reason Jews worship on Saturday instead of Sunday.[http://www.raycomfort.com/articles/sabbath/index.html] | ||
Revision as of 21:12, June 3, 2007
Sunday is the first day of the week in the American calendar. Its name comes from the Sun. Sunday and Monday, unlike the other days of the week, are not named after pagan gods (Tyr, Woden, Thor, Frey, Saeter).
The Bible tells us to Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. However this was told by Moses to the Jews, not by Jesus to his followers. For this reason Jews worship on Saturday instead of Sunday.[1]
Many Christians go to church on Sunday. In some places, commercial enterprises such as banks and stores, are closed. Some localities still have what are called blue laws that prevent people from working on Sunday (also see: Lemon test).
Traditional, Quakers objected to the traditional names of the days because of their pagan derivation, and refer to Sunday as "First day," Monday as "Second day," and so forth. Modern Quakers use the usual names in daily life, but refer to Sunday as "First day" in any Quaker context (for example, religious education classes are called "First day school.")
According to Exodus 35:2 (King James), "Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death."
Sunday -- Monday -- Tuesday -- Wednesday -- Thursday -- Friday -- Saturday
