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A new bill filed in the New York State Assembly aims to force some Chick-fil-A locations to operate seven days a week, threatening the fast food chain's longstanding policy of keeping its restaurants closed on Sundays. The legislation proposed last week would require all food vendors operating at rest stops owned by the New York State Thruway Authority to open every day, and names Chick-fil-A as the reason behind the move. "While there is nothing objectionable about a fast food restaurant closing on a particular day of the week, service areas dedicated to travelers is an inappropriate location for such...

On the Lost Justice of the “Sabbath Rest” By: Msgr. Charles PopeSome of us who are older remember that Sundays were once quiet in downtown; in shopping areas, parking lots were empty. Most businesses were closed and few people had to work on Sundays. Surely there were exceptions, such as medical personnel, emergency workers, and those who ran essential services like power plants. But for most, Sunday was a day off. And although the biblical Sabbath was Saturday, in a largely Christian nation Sunday was the “Sabbath” day of rest.In those days, Church was in the morning and then it was...

In 1978 Catholic Herald editor Richard Dowden had an in-depth interview with Margaret Thatcher. We reproduce it in full hereI was given directions by the porter in the main lobby of the House of Commons and found my own way to the office of the Leader of the Opposition at the far end of the building. This caused some upset, for security reasons, but the way to Mrs Thatcher’s private room is complex. The maze-like corridors are identical and so are the panelled and green-carpeted rooms which lead off them, though one I accidentally turned into is a rather bleak...

What would possess an abortion clinic to encourage women to seek out an abortion on a Sunday? That’s exactly what the Orlando “Women’s Center” offered on its website: Of course, Sunday is when most Christians attend Church. So perhaps one of the goals of this promotional stunt is to encourage young women to seek abortions on a day where pro-life Christians would be spending time in prayer and with family instead of prayerfully protesting and witnessing outside this abortion clinic. Sunday is also traditionally a day of rest in America when most businesses are closed, but as many pro-lifers know,...

One Ray Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens opened his mouth and put one big ‘ole foot in it today when he said, “Watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up if you take away our game.” (Link to a story on the interview here) Uh, pardon me? I hate to be the one to break it to Mr. Lewis, but, see, Americans only get “our game” from, what, August to the first Sunday in February every year. That’s six months. What does he think we’re doing the other six months of the year? Here...

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VATICAN CITY () - Pope John Paul (news - web sites) on Friday said Sunday should be a day for God, not for secular diversions like entertainment and sports. "When Sunday loses its fundamental meaning and becomes subordinate to a secular concept of 'weekend' dominated by such things as entertainment and sport, people stay locked within a horizon so narrow that they can no longer see the heavens," the pontiff said in a speech to Australian bishops. John Paul criticized the "culture of the 'here and now,'" urging Church leaders to "lead men and women from the shadows of moral...

Here in the Constitution, it says that if the President doesn't return a bill (either signed or vetoed) from Congress within ten days, it becomes law. But he can miss Sunday and it won't count as one of the ten days. Isn't that an abomination to the whinerbals? (whiner + liberal) Here's the constitution respecting the Christian Sabbath day of rest and not the Jewish day of rest on Saturday or the Muslim Friday. I think the Supreme Court needs to rule the entire Constitution as unconstitutional. All this lack of separation of church and state. lt; /sarasmgt; the Bill...