Sunday is not God's Sabbath

Maui's fires and deaths, fueled by a destructive hurricane called Dora, have created a deadly tinderbox that has decimated the island in the South Pacific. It is rated by the experts as the worst the island has ever experienced. The Governor of the territory, Jeff Green, remarked about the disaster: "What we saw was likely the largest natural disaster in Hawaii's state history". Both President Joe Biden and Pope Francis have declared the current weather conditions a climate emergency.

"Jennifer Marlon, a research scientist and lecturer at the Yale School of the Environment, remarked to the news outlet CNN: "It's very strange to hear about severe wildfires in Hawaii-a wet, tropical island-but strange events are becoming more common with climate change". She continued, "But this is what climate change is doing-it's super-charging extreme weather. This is yet another example of what human-caused climate change increasingly looks like".

The climate crisis, including Maui's catastrophe, elicits calls for Sunday sacredness. These calls are intensifying at an alarming rate. Increasingly, Sunday sacredness is being promoted as the panacea for the ever-developing climate crisis. Making Sunday special, its proponents claim, would not only heal the planet but would also help in alleviating the exploitation of the poor and oppressed.

Private enterprises, NGOs, and governments of all levels-from the United Nations to local municipalities around the world seem to be coalescing in a perfectly choreographed symphony orchestra. That orchestra is belting out a meticulously synchronized arrangement called 'Sunday sacredness, the cure for the climate crisis'. Here are a few stanzas of that composition.

• 25 Years Later, St. John Paul II's Effort to Keep Sundays Holy Is Even More Timely. (National Catholic Register, May 30, 2023).

• I went back to church on Sunday. Here's why we should all consider getting back to religion. (Jim Nelles, Fox News, April 23).

• Taking Back Your Sabbath (Sunday). (Janise Holmes, Billy Graham Evangelistic Crusade, May 16, 2023).

• Why is the Lord's Day celebrated on Sunday instead of Saturday? (John Flader, The Catholic Weekly, April 15, 2016).

• Closed on Sunday. (Harry Scherer, The American Conservative, Apr 17, 2023).

• Senator: Church attendance should be mandatory. (CNN Mar 27, 2015).

• Sunday is "time for prayer and family" not shopping, Polish government reminds retailers. (Notes From Poland, August 25, 2022).

• A New Sabbath. (Brian Pizzalato, Catholic News Agency, July 22, 2023).

• Voluntarily follow Blue Laws to receive benefit they offer.
(Dave Hogsett, KPC NEWS, Jan 28, 2023).

• Heal Israel's divisions by giving Sunday off for everyone - opinion. (Warren Goldstein, Jerusalem Post, December 11, 2022).

• Pakistan Punjab govt to impose lockdown on Sundays to conserve energy. (Pakistan National Herald, 22 June 2022).

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