Sunday designated as day of rest in tornado-ravaged Harveyville

Posted: Mar 04, 2012 8:55 AM ESTUpdated: Mar 18, 2012 8:56 AM EDT By Chris Oberholtz, Multimedia Producer – email HARVEYVILLE, KS (KCTV) – Clean up efforts in the tornado-ravaged town of Harveyville, KS, are on hold. Sunday is being designated as a day of rest in the tiny town that was hit hard by an EF-2 tornado…

A Weekend History Lesson

This weekend, most of us are eating left-overs, shopping and watching sports. If you’ve been off since Turkey Day, then you are probably shooting for a four or five day weekend. But where did this idea of the weekend even come from? This past September, Weekend America’s Krissy Clark honored Labor Day by taking us through…

Ban of Sunday commercial activities at Kailua Beach Park faces final vote

HONOLULU- A bill that would outlaw nearly all commercial activities on Sundays at a popular stretch of beach in Kailua faces a final vote next week after being passed unanimously Tuesday by the City Council’s Parks and Cultural Affairs Committee. Bill 5 was sponsored by Windward Oahu Councilman Ikaika Anderson more than a year ago after local…

Christian Leaders Welcome Weekly Rest Day for Maids

Tuesday, Apr. 10, 2012 Posted: 4:03:09PM HKT Pastors and Christian leaders in Singapore have expressed their support for a new requirement by the Ministry of Manpower (MOM) of a weekly rest day, or compensation in lieu by agreement, for foreign domestic workers (FDWs) or maids. The regulation will apply to FDWs whose work permits are…

Sunday: mobilization grows

Constance Soft-Proudhon – published on 11/12/2008 The government will dare he drop his bill on December 11? Not sure, because unions, opposition, and even priests … UMP does not disarm. Vote or not vote? The examination of the bill of UMP on Sunday working was fixed at Thursday, December 11 at the National Assembly, but…

Sundays must be a day of rest dedicated to God, family, pope says

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The demands of work can’t bully people out of needed time off, Pope Benedict XVI said. Sunday must be a day of rest for everyone, so people can be free to be with their families and with God, the pope said. “By defending Sunday, one…

Sundays have no Price ! Common spare time is precious for everyone

On 4 march 2012 all over Europe, it’s the European Day Work-free Sunday ! The European Sunday Alliance calls on all members and supporters to take action on Sunday, 4 March 2012, as the EUROPEAN DAY FOR A WORK-FREE SUNDAY. In times of financial and economic crisis when more and more social and employment rights are coming…

Twelve Catholic associations call for festive Sunday protect

3 March 12 – John Cadarso MADRID-“Christians must commit themselves, respecting religious freedom and the common good of all, that the laws recognize the Sundays and other liturgical solemnities as holidays.” So clearly shows the Compendium of Social Doctrine of the Church, one of the header text of the Catholic universities of the world, on…

Sacred union against Sunday work

Laurent Grzybowski – posted on 29/02/2012 No Sunday work! Unions, churches and MPs from all sides, meeting within the European Alliance on Sunday, March 4 launch day for the first Sunday without work. Each organization is invited to choose their mode of action for each country. “We believe that all citizens of the European Union…