And,on,the,Seve热转印

AndontheSeventhDayWeRested？

Onceuponatime，inthe“DominionOfNewHaven，”itwasillegaltokissyourchildrenonSunday。Ormakeabedorcutyourhairoreatmincepies。Orcrossareviverunlessyouwereeaclergymanridingyourcircuit。IfyoulivedinConnecticuton1650，therewasnomistakingSundayforjustanothershoppingday；regardlessofwhetheryou’dgotohellforbreakingtheSabbath，youcouldcertainlygotojail。Centurieslater，thesensethatSundayisspecialisstillwiredinus，aminiaturesabbaticalduringwhichtopeelofftherestoftheweekandsavorritual，religiousorotherwise：Sundayworship，Sundayfootball，Sundaypapers，Sundaybrunch，thedayyoucallyourmother，thenightthefamilygathersaroundtheTVtowatch，onceuponatime，TheWonderfulWorldofDisneyand，now，TheSimpsons。

Theideathatrestisarighthasdeeprootsinourhistory。Bluelawswereagiftasmuchasaduty，acommandtorelaxandreflect。Thattension，explainsSundayhistorianAlexisMcCrossen，hasalwaysbeenlessbetweensacredandsecularthanbetweenworkandrespite，Americadoesnotreadilysitstill，evenforaday。TheCivilWarandademandfornewsbegattheSundaypaper；industrializationinspiredprogressivestoarguethatlibrariesandmuseumsshouldopenonSundayssoworkingpeoplecouldelevatethemselves。MajorleaguebaseballhelditsfirstSundaygamein1892（theCincinnatiRedsbeattheSt。LouisBrowns，5—1）。JosephpulitzerrealizedtheSundaypaperwaslessaboutnewsthanaboutfun，comicsandbookreviews，andsoonthetheaterswereopentoo，aswellasamusementparksa房产投资ndfairs。

Overtime，Sundayhasgonefromadaywecoulddoonlyaveryfewthingstotheonlydaywecandojustaboutanythingwewant。TheU。S。istoodiverse，ourlivestoobusy，oureconomytooglobalandourappetitestoovasttoloseawholedaythatcouldbespentworkingorplayingorpowershopping。pulledbetweenpietyandprofit，evenChristmasbookstoresareopen。ChildrencometoSundayScholldressedintheirsocceruniforms；somechurcheshavestartedtheirownleaguesjusttocontroltheschedule。politiciansrecitetheirliturgiesinTVU盘studios。postofficesmaystillbeclosed，butonceyoumissthatfirstSundaye—mailfromtheboss，itbecomesforeverhardernottologonandcheckin。Eventhecasinosareopen。

IfyoursoulhasnoSund流量仪表ay，itbecomesanorphan，AlbertSchweitzersaid—whichraisesaquestionforourtimes：WhatdoweloseifSundaybecomesjustlikeanyotherday？LawmakersinVirginiagottospendpartoftheirsummerbreakdebatingthatquestion，thankstoamistaketheymadelastwinterwhentheyinadvertentlyreviveda“dayofrest”rule；hotelsandhospitalsandnuclearpowerplantswouldhavehadtogiveworkersaweekenddayofforbefined$500。Afteraspeciallegislativesessionwasconvenedtofixtheerror，Virginia’sworkers，liketherestofus，areoncemorepotentiallyoncall24/7。Meanwhile，RhodeIslandjustbecamethe32ndstatetoletliquorstoresopeneverySunday；untilthismonth，theycoulddosoonlyinDecember，perhapsbecauseevenGeorgeWashington’sseggnogrecipecalledforbrandy，whiskeyandrum。SocialconservativesmaywanttothonortheFourthCommandment，butbusinesseswanttheincome，statesneedthetaxrevenues，andbusyfamilieswanttheflexibility。

Withprogress，ofcourse，comesbacklashfromthosewhodesperatelywanttopreservetheoldways。Mom—and—popliquorstoresinNewYorkfoughttokeepthebluelawstohavemoretimewiththeirfamilies。CardealersinKansasCity，Mo。，pushedforalawstomakethemcloseonSundayssotheycouldhaveadayoffwithoutlosingouttocompetition。Chick—Fil—A，achainofmorethan1，100restaurantsin37states，closesonSundaysbecauseitsfounder，TruettCathy，promisedemployeestimeto“worship，spendtimewithfamilyandfriendsorjustplainrestfromtheworkweek，”saysthechain’swebsite。“Madesensethen，stillmakessensenow。”popeJohnpaulIIevenwroteanapostolicletterindefenseofSunday：“WhenSundaylosesitsfundamentalmeaningandbecomesmerelypartofa‘weekend，’”hewrote，“peoplestaylockedwithinahorizonsolimitedthattheycannolongersee‘theheavens。’”

Inanagewithnofreetime，webuyitthroughhardchoices。Doweskipchurchsowecansleepinorskipsoccersowecangotochurchorfindafamilyritual—cooktogether，readtogether，aparcheesichallenge—thatwetreatassacred？Thatway，atleastsomepartofSundayfacesinadifferentdirection，whethertowardhea纯水机venorheavenortowardoneanother。