HOW SUNDAY LAW HAS BEEN FORMING SILENTLY APRIL 6 2008 IKEA WAS ORDERED TO PAY MORE THAN $700,000 FOR STAYING OPEN ON SUNDAYS IN A PARIS SURBUB JULY 15 2008 SUNDAY SHOPPING BANNED IN CROATIA: FEBRUARY 17 2009 PROTECTION OF THE WORK--FREE SUNDAY FEBRUARY 23 2009 EUROPEAN BISHOPS STILL PRESSING FOR SUNDAY REST: APRIL 5 2010 EVEN ATHEISTS NEED TO SWITCH OFF ON SUNDAYS: Germanys highest court has ruled that (Sunday) should be kept as a day of rest and has overturned a Berlin law easing restrictions on sunday shopping. Most Germany news papers on Wednesday greet the ruling, some for reasons of religion and tradition, others out of a concern for workerss rights. :SEPTEMBER 7 2010 SOUTH DAKOTA CATHOLIC CONFERENCE SAYS, SUNDAY LAW BENEFITS ALL THE PEOPLE: Sunday closing laws are not about honoring the (Sabbath) day there are about honoring people and families. SEPTEMBER 26 2010 POPE WANTS SUNDAY AS DAY OF REST STARTING FROM 2011: Pope Benedict asked families and parishes to begin preparations a year in advance (2011) availing of Pope John IIs apostolic exhortation Familiaris Consrtio JUNE 20 2011 INCEPTION OF EUROPEAN SUNDAY ALLIENCE IN BRUSSELS: The European sunday alliance has formed a network of sunday alliance , trade unions, and religious communities. JULY 5 2011 ISREAL GOVERNMENT TO CONSIDER ADDING SUNDAY AS DAY OF REST: PM appoints head of National Economic Council as chairman of committee to look into making (Sunday) day of rest, Friday half day. JULY 11 2011 ISRAEL LOOKS TO MAKING SUNDAY DAY OF REST: Israels government is examining a proposal to shift the weekend to the western saturday and sunday. JUNE 19 2011 VATICAN OFFICIAL SAYS SUNDAYS ARE FOR WORSHIP AND REST: Vatican official exhorts Catholics to set aside (Sundays) for God and rest. DECEMBER 19 2012: The Catholic Church, trade unions and small business associations have joined forces in a bid to save sundays. SEPTEMBER 4 2012 Government in Athens under pressure to introduce a six day working week as part of the terms of a second bailout. MARCH 7 2012 CATHOLIC CHURCH AND TRADE UNIONS FORM HOLY ALLIENCE: Catholic leaders and trade unions support (Sunday) observance. NOVEMBER 18 2012 THE EUROPEAN UNION MUST KEEP SUNDAY SAYS CATHOLIC CHURCH: JANUARY 28 2013 POPE CALLS ON FAITHFUL TO DEDICATE SUNDAY TO THE LORD: In his sunday angelus adress Pope Benedict XVI called on the faithful gathered in (St Peters square) to live sunday not only as a day of rest and family, but above all as a day to dedicate to the Lord. May 2013, Obama appoints a Jesuit in the religious liberty committee
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