My son, age 7 finished up the season yesterday for coach pitch baseball and he really did well overall. Really got better at fielding and hitting as the season progressed and he loves it. We found out that there is a fall ball season starting in mid August and he wants to do that instead of soccer.

THEN…we find out that the games are on Saturday and Sunday? WTH? Do people not go to church anymore on Sundays? We do and are not willing give up going to church for 3-4 months for baseball.

Seems to me that the Lord’s Day has become Saturday #2 for a lot of people.

Absolutely. I recall when stores where closed on Sundays and the hum of a lawnmower was non-existent. I recall when local retail stores (including the Jewish merchants) closed between 12:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Good Friday. I also recall when Memorial Day was a solemn day of observance rather than a three day party weekend.

Unfortunately yes. We are now living in a 24 hour 7 day a week society.
I remember growing up as a kid in the 70s. I grew up in the north east and remember the Blue laws.
Almost nothing was done or open on Sunday. I remember even the pharmacy was closed. The owner had his phone number on the door for emergency in case you need a prescription filled.
If I remember correctly the only thing you could buy was food.
How times have changed.

In quite a few religions, Saturday is the day of Sabbath.

Worst day of the week in my youth. Forced to go to Sunday school and church for eighteen years. Add in the Sunday night dread of Monday and it's a perfect day to skip if possible.

To the OP's question, more and more churches are going down the tubes from lack of participation so yes, it's more like Saturday part II.

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Originally posted by Warhorse:
In quite a few religions, Saturday is the day of Sabbath.

And, I suspect, more people than ever are either areligious or not practicing. (I more-or-less fall into the "areligious" category.)

I'm old enough to recall the days when, even if not particularly religious, the vast majority of Americans at least took a breather on Sunday. Mind you: When I'm in the midst of a project and need tools or parts, or getting together with friends and want to buy beer or whatever, I'm glad the stores are open, but I do miss those days.

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
and remember the Blue laws.

I remember Blue Laws. Couldn't sell clothes on Sundays. But I also remember Thanksgiving and Christmas when Nothin was open except 7-11.

The new god is Amazon. All praise same day delivery.

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
and remember the Blue laws.

I remember Blue Laws. Couldn't sell clothes on Sundays. But I also remember Thanksgiving and Christmas when Nothin was open except 7-11.

The new god is Amazon. All praise same day delivery.

Yes,I remember walking through Two Guys department store and everything except the food part of the store was blocked off.

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Forced to go to Sunday school and church for eighteen years.

Same here. And after my eighteenth birthday, outside of the rare wedding or funeral, I haven't been back since.

I turned 49 this year.

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Seems to me that the Lord’s Day has become Saturday #2 for a lot of people.

It is for me. Not everybody goes to church.

Growing up we went every Sunday and then had an extended family Sunday lunch with my grandparents after church. I think being raised in a church going family gives you a faith foundation to deal with the issues life confronts you with. I can’t imagine going through the death of loved ones if you believe that death is just it and there’s nothing more.

We raised our kids the same way and hope that it sticks. Kids today are under tremendous peer pressure today to live lifestyles of selfishness and self centeredness with no concept of giving back to society in a positive way.

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Seems to me that the Lord’s Day has become Saturday #2 for a lot of people.

It is for me. Not everybody goes to church.

Yep.

Add in the fact that I had to work Sundays for a decent chunk of my career, and it's just another day of the week for me.

I actually kinda preferred having my "weekend" mid-week. Makes stuff like grocery shopping and doctor's appointments significantly more convenient, although it can cramp your social life a bit.

(4x10s with Weds/Sat/Sun off is the sweet spot, having the best of both worlds of a mid-week day off plus weekends off with friends.)


Besides, the "Sunday as God's Day" thing is pretty specific to Christianity, and even then just to some (albeit most) denominations. Some Christian denominations and other religions revere a different day of the week as the "holy/rest day", like Saturday for Judaism, Seventh Day Adventists, etc., or Friday for Islam, Bahai, etc., or even a rotating day based on the phase of the moon for Buddhism.

Cant buy booze on Sunday and cant buy any alcohol here in NC until I think 10 AM...used to be 1 PM

AFAIK in SC you cant buy any alcohol on Sunday at least thast the way it was back when I was in college and having to drive to NC because we were in Myrtle Beach and forgot to stock up on Sat...

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:

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Originally posted by braillediver:

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Originally posted by 71 TRUCK:
and remember the Blue laws.

I remember Blue Laws. Couldn't sell clothes on Sundays. But I also remember Thanksgiving and Christmas when Nothin was open except 7-11.

The new god is Amazon. All praise same day delivery.

Yes,I remember walking through Two Guys department store and everything except the food part of the store was blocked off.

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Originally posted by egregore:

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Seems to me that the Lord’s Day has become Saturday #2 for a lot of people.

It is for me. Not everybody goes to church.

Us too. We don't practice organized religion.

Some of this could be working, mostly, in Miami the last year, but Sunday seems to have become a good “prep” day for Monday.

All the slackers who dropped out of the workforce “due to COVID”, seem to have turned Monday into an ultra productive day.

By Friday evening/afternoon, most folks seem to be done/getting a bit stressed.

The Friday night to Saturday night sabbath may work better.

Growing up, Saturday, until noon, was pretty normal. Even the banks were open until noon.

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Originally posted by Warhorse:
In quite a few religions, Saturday is the day of Sabbath.

And, I suspect, more people than ever are either areligious or not practicing. (I more-or-less fall into the "areligious" category.)

And, practicing religion has become contained within the walls of a building. As Warhorse mentioned, there’s only one commandment pertinent, the seventh day Sabbath, but you’re to actually practice religion daily. Sunday is meaningless to more and more people and, quite frankly, it’s refreshing to see. I’m happy that people are relinquishing man-made tradition.

When I was in Vienna, almost everything closed on Saturday.

Bit split. I think it might be socially healthy to all close for a day.

Police work will cause you to think of Saturday and Sunday as just another day with no special significance. Same for holidays, too.

Sundays became the 1st Monday for me a few decades ago

My little town rolls up the sidewalks on Sunday. Other than the gas station and our little grocery store, all retail stores are closed, including our pharmacy.

The only time it's kind of a pain is if you're working on a project on Sunday and need something from the hardware store or NAPA. You're out of luck until Monday unless you want to drive an hour to an open store. And, at $5.69/gallon, that ain't happening.

It takes a little getting used to for the newbies who move here, but I rather like it.