Are you a bad Christian if you work on Sunday?

[cteddiesgirl]

Ten years ago, I worked a part time job as well as my full time job. I usually worked sundays because I couldn't work on saturdays. At that time, we were under court orders to spend every saturday with my nephew. He lived 2 hours away, so there way no way I could work at all that day.

I was happy to be able to work on sundays.

I don't think God thinks badly of us if we work on sundays. We can rest and relax and spend time with God at any time. Not just on sundays.

 

[Anne34]

I have never lived in an area where things were closed on Sundays. The only thing you couldn't do is buy alcohol before noon. We had a Hobby Lobby move into the area a couple years ago and I have found that I rarely go there since they are closed on Sunday -- I use the weekends to run errands with my kids.

 

[welovedisneyx4]

Well, I own a gift store in a tourist town and we are most definitely open on Sundays. I couldn't pay my bills if were weren't open on Saturdays and Sundays. Anyone who works for us knows they have to work when we're open AND when we're busy. Weekends are HUGE for us.

I think expecting employers to make their businesses not operate at a profit because of personal preferences is a bit much. We will always try to work around people's lives and schedules, but in the end, the hours I need are the hours my employees must fill. If the job doesn't fit your lifestyle, find one that does. I don't need someone to work on a Monday afternoon, I need someone to be there bright-eyed and bushy-tailed at 10am on a Sunday mornning to start helping the Sunday Brunch and walk around the town after church crowd.

I remember someone working in a very busy seafood restaurant *****ing about having to work on Christmas Eve, which is one of the busiest holidays of the year. You choose a line of work that involves weekends and holidays, you deal with it.

If your personal beliefs are such that you can't carry out your work duties as needed, what is the employer supposed to do? Close?

Maybe in some parts of the country where the whole county shuts down on a Sunday, that would work. But, in many parts of the country, it's the church folk who keep the local restaurants and boutique shops busy on Sundays.

Ironic, isn't it?

In the 2nd part of my quote that you didn't bold, I did say that if you did pick somewhere to work that is open on Sunday, it needs to be discussed beforehand and therefore, if it can't be worked out to your satisfaction w/ your views, then maybe you need to find another place to work.

I guess I was thinking when they repealed the blue laws here, people were being made to work on Sunday w/ no regard to their religious views.

Sorry if I hit a nerve, didn't intend to.

 

[Jen_in_NH]

You work 24 hours straight without sleep?

I work for the Fire Department, so if there are no calls at night, then we can sleep. If there are calls, then we're up. It doesn't usually happen that we're awake for 24 hours, but hte possibility is always there.

 

[believe]

I don't think they meant that individuals who work on Sundays are bad. I had to work on Sundays at one time, some jobs require it.
I think it is rare that owners will close on Sundays in observance of a day of rest. That is all I took from the statement.

 

[Tiggerlover91]

Nope, considering the real Sabbath day is Saturday {7th day of the week as per the Hebrew calender when the Bible was originally written} until the Catholic church changed God's law and made Sunday the sabbath, technically you would be a bad Christian by NOT working on sunday. Read your history and do a little research and you will see what I say is true.

Thank you...I just didn't know how to word it, so I kept my post simple.

 

[Vijoge]

Besides ChikFilA, I can't think of any other places around here that are closed on sunday. I must live in the land of Bad Christians!!

Hobby Lobby closes on Sunday also.

 

[Pembo]

My husband works every Sunday and all religious holidays....he's the minister. I guess that makes him a bad Christian?!

 

[C.Ann]

Instead, she inserted that fact about being a good christian. I took it to mean that I was a bad christian for wanting to shop on Sunday. Not exactly a good way to earn a commission .

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I think it was just worded poorly and not meant to be an insult to you or anyone else..

I remember when I was younger - visiting my aunt in MA - and having to deal with the "blue laws" on Sundays.. I'd never even heard of such a thing until I began to visit her quite frequently..

 

[CowboyCO]

They could have stated it a little better. Something like We are closed Thanksgiving, Christmas and our owner is a devout Christian so we are also closed on Sundays.

Anybody bashed on Truett Cathy for not being open Sundays?

 

[MarkBarbieri]

Eric Liddell, the Flying Scotsman, believed that competing on the Sabbath was against God's wishes. He was a great sprinter and had a good chance at winning the gold medal in the 1924 Olympics. Unfortunately, it would require him to run on Sunday, so he didn't compete. Ironically, that might have contributed to Harold Abrahams, a Jewish runner, winning the gold.

Liddell did run in the 400m race during that Olympics. It's said that an American trainer slipped him a note just before the race quoting Samuel 2:30 - "Those who honour me I will honour". Liddell ran with the note in his hand and note only won the race but set a new world record. He was a great hero to the Scots. He spent most of his life as a missionary in China and from all accounts was an absolutely wonderful person.

All that aside, I hate it when stores are closed on Saturday or Sunday. I like the convenience of shopping when it is convenient for me.

 

[DarthKTrava]

I guess I'm a bad Christian then.... I have to work Sundays so all the "good" Christians can go out to eat.

 

[DarthKTrava]

My take on it is that the sabbath is a gift from God for our benefit. We just were not designed to be 24/7 creatures. Like all good gifts from God it is within our free will to turn it down.

And the Sabbath doesn't necessarily have to be Sundays (Saturdays for Jews) but a day that you take off to rest.

 

[figment52]

When I was a child everything was closed on Sunday. (and I'm not THAT old)
It's the Shopping/spending money thing that makes it an issue- so hospitals, electricity ect wouldn't apply.

But that was also when people worked from 9-5 and ate breakfast at home and diner was at 6.

Chick Fil A is closed every Sunday too. (same theory for them)

So is Hobby Lobby - it is family day too

 

[MarkBarbieri]

And the Sabbath doesn't necessarily have to be Sundays (Saturdays for Jews) but a day that you take off to rest.

My favorite online camera supply store (B&H) is run by Orthodox Jews. They are closed on their Sabbath, which appears to be from sundown on Friday until sundown on Saturday. You can't even enter an order into their system. It's a bit frustrating. Kudos to them for sticking to their beliefs. I know that there have been times that I've ordered elsewhere because I didn't want to wait another day to place an order.

 

[Disney Doll]

I think this post is just a way to 'pick" on Christians.

Aren't most posts that discuss religion???

FWIW, perhaps the employee inserting the word "good" is what set the OP off.

And no, no one is a bad Christian for working on Sunday, although I am not quite sure how furniture shopping is equated to work, but that's for another thread.

Per the Bible, on the 7th day (taken by our mortal minds ot mean Sunday), God rested from creating the earth. So, for many years, Christians deemed Sunday a day of "rest"...a day where perhaps one could be quieter and a bit more reflective, rather than hitting the 50% off sale at the local mall.

For those of you who alluded to hospitals, electricity and the like...there's a big difference between "necessary" and "unnecessary" activity, and I think you are all smart enough to know that.

 

[minniecarousel]

I've always found it odd that one store at our large mall is closed on Sundays: Franklin Covey - they sell planners & notebooks.

 

[debster812]

I've always found it odd that one store at our large mall is closed on Sundays: Franklin Covey - they sell planners & notebooks.

Oh, they're likely paying fines to the Mall management company for that as well. I know at the company I used to work for, we had 5 or 6 mall stores, and we had VERY specific hours we had to keep, especially during the Holiday season. If we opened late, or closed early, we'd be fined. It was written into most leases.

 

[CajunDixie]

In our town it's common for small businesses and restaurants to be closed on Mondays.

Besides ChikFilA, I can't think of any other places around here that are closed on sunday. I must live in the land of Bad Christians!!

What do your Amish businesses do in PA? Here in Indiana the Amish shops are all closed on Sunday. Shipshewana has a few hotels and gas stations open on Sundays but all the little shops are closed.

You work 24 hours straight without sleep?

It's common for a Fire Dept or EMS Service to work 24 hour shifts. Our crews work from 6 a.m. to 6 a.m. They can sleep whenever they want in the living room area and one at a time (2 person crew) can sleep in the bedrooms during the daytime hours. They can both sleep anytime they want from 5 p.m. on through until whenever they get up in the morning. They can leave the base but only 1 at a time and only for 15 minutes at a time. If both crew members leave they must take the ambulance....which is rare because of fuel costs and persnickety old people. The daytime rule about 1 sleeping in the bedroom at a time is because we have several people that will stop in for BP checks throughout the daytime hours. We have a second crew that is on call, they sign up for however many hours they want at a time and must be within 15 minutes of the base while signed up.

 

[Ephany]

When I was a full-time student last year I worked every Sunday and I was grateful for the hours. Not every business is willing to work around a mom's schedule, especially when she's in school. It used to amaze me the number of customers who'd come in and shop after church and complain to us about being open on Sunday. Somehow it was wrong for us to be open, but it was ok for them to shop.

The car I have now I bought specifically because the dealership was open on Sunday. I was interested in another car from a different manufacturer but they were closed on Sunday. That was my only day off during that period of my life and I needed to test drive the cars before I decided. I couldn't make it to the dealership Mon-Sat and they wouldn't let me test drive on Sunday so here I am 8 years later with the car from the dealership who was open. Not everyone has a lifestyle that is Mon-Fri, 8-5; I'm glad stores are open on the weekends.