Who is responsible for the present state Sunday laws of the United States?
Answer
"During nearly all our American history the churches have influenced the states to make and improve
Sabbath laws."-Rev. W. F. Crafts, in Christian Statesman, July 3, 1890.
NOTE - "These Sunday laws are a survival of the complete union of church and state which
existed at the founding of the colony." - Boston Post, April 14, 1907.
"Such laws [as the Maryland Sunday law of 17231 were the outgrowth of the system of religious
intolerance that prevailed in many of the colonies." - Decision of Court of Appeals of the District of
Columbia, January 21, 1908.
The first Sunday law in America, that of Virginia, in 1610, required church attendance, and
prescribed the death penalty for the third offence. See "American State Papers," edition 1911, page 33.
Of whom did Moses and the prophets write?
What is the great purpose of Christ in His work of reconciliation?
What shameful treatment did Christ receive from the soldiers?
What will be the standard in the judgment?
12. What universal boycott is to be employed, in an attempt to compel all to receive the mark of the beast?
Does faith in God make void the law?
What cheering promise is made to those who endure the trials and temptations of this life?
Questions & Answers are from the book Bible Readings for the Home Circle