Their Words: The Sabbath

"I am intrigued by a recent posting, “Christ Fulfilled the Sabbath”, by Babu Ranganathan. The point of the article, as I understand it, is the well-established view of most mainstream and fundamental Christians. Yet, I respectfully disagree."

"There are many Christians who claim that the observance of the Sabbath (the day of rest) is still a duty and requirement today because it is part of the Ten Commandments. Christians who believe this claim either Saturday (the original Hebrew observance) or Sunday for their day of Sabbath. However a larger question than what day needs to be answered and that is whether the keeping of the Sabbath still applies."

"The Lord’s Day Alliance of the United States exists to encourage Christians to reclaim the Sabbath as a day of spiritual and personal renewal, enabling them to impact their communities with the Gospel."

"SEVENTH-Day Adventists in two provinces are complaining at the conducting of polling on Saturdays, claiming that they will either be disenfranchised if they follow their religion, or forced to vote against their will if they do not."

"For many Americans, Sunday is unlike any other day of the week. They spend its luxurious hours curled up in bed with the paper, meeting friends for brunch, working off hangovers, watching golf, running errands and preparing themselves for the workweek ahead. But Sunday is also, for many, the Sabbath--a special day for religious reasons."

"...I don't advocate a return to "Blue laws" and other left-handed measures more appropriate to Islam or orthodox Judaism.  But I have adopted this piece of personal piety:  As for me and my house, we no longer patronize businesses on Sunday."