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To: Katelew who wrote (95229)	11/10/2008 9:47:29 PM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543811

"heaven forbid" Heaven forbid, indeed. Sunday is the first day, God rested on the 7th. The Adventists see mandatory Sunday worship as a precursor of the end times. en.wikipedia.org Moslems also have Sat. sabbath.

To: Katelew who wrote (95229)	11/10/2008 10:06:20 PM
From: Dale Baker	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 543811

Since prisons are literally closed institutions, taking away ministries there would be depriving inmates of their right to practice religion. One of those contradictions in life where the court says prisons have no choice, but citizens can have a Nativity scene anywhere in town they like except the lawn at city hall or school. No sacrifice is made in the latter case; mangers can still be erected and religion freely practiced.

To: Katelew who wrote (95229)	11/11/2008 1:34:35 AM
From: Cogito	Respond to of 543811

>>Actually the JWs meet on Sundays, but I get your point. And I'm sure that would be an outcry, maybe even litigation. And heaven forbid that the will of the majority, Christians, decided that Sunday be the chosen day IF the country went back to closing businesses one day a week. Maybe in another 2000 years people will figure out that God surely couldn't care less which day of the week groups hold religious services on...sigh. << Kate - I was sure the JW sabbath was Saturday, but you're right. I looked it up. Actually, they regard all days as holy, and do not believe in a sabbath day, per se. As far as the Christian majority goes, and thinking about what may happen in 2000 years, the trend isn't good, demographically. In 1990, self-identified Christians made up 88.3 percent of the US population. By 2001 that was down to just 79.8 percent, according to the US Census Bureau. Just an observation. - Allen