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To: Lane3 who wrote (94862)	11/8/2008 6:27:16 PM
From: Katelew	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 541428

I don't know if taking prayer out of schools had some compensating benefit. I've thought about that one at times but came up blank. But I always liked that in my school, homeroom started with a scripture being read over the intercom. It seemed like it set a nice tone for the day, and sometimes we kids would discuss the meaning of it at lunch. If there was harm coming out of the intercom, I must have missed it. As for the era of Blue laws, I do believe that having businesses shut down on Sundays probably fosters better quality time with families. If nothing else, all the people working on Sunday could then be with their entire family or attending a church, or both. In fact, I have a real personal testimony of observing Sunday the way my Church proposes. There were several years when I stopped that and started going into my office on Sunday afternoons to 'get on top of things'. The kids were grown, and my husband started doing the same thing. We would even drive to church in separate cars and then go straight to our offices. Half the time in Church I was thinking about what I needed to do at the office. Eventually we stopped and went back to observing the Sabbath exactly as proscribed. All laundry, shopping, and housework was done by Sat. nite. Even Sunday meals were prepared on Saturday. Sunday was given completely over to attending church, reading religious material, writing in journals, or visiting church friends or someone sick. No TV, no discussion of business or problems. We didn't even putter in the yard which we both love. We were both amazed at how much more rested and focused we were on Mondays at work. Before I had always felt frazzled, never caught up. The difference was really almost profound. I think the mental break was the key. So even though I don't need the Blue laws to spend a Sunday this way, I think returning to them would help other families discover how restful and refreshing long lazy Sundays can be.