Why is the Christian Sabbath on Sunday, and not Saturday?

[Vesayen]

Cant find a good answer anywhere lol-why is it?

[Drake Tungsten]

Because college football is on Saturday. God is too busy guiding the Huskers on Saturday to answer prayers, so they moved all religious activities to Sunday.

[GePap]

Cause it could not possibly be on the same day as that of the j.e.w.s.....

NOw, let's all go to a TAIF for our sabbath dinner.

[Vesayen]

Why not?

I mean the Torah is fairly clear..... creation on sunday, rest on saturday....

[Verto]

I thought it was just a matter of us considering Monday to be the first day, and the Jews considered Sunday the first day?

[Vesayen]

Dosent the western world consider sunday the first day of the week?

Does the vatican have a different calender?

[GePap]

Monday is the beginning of the week, hence calling saturday and Sunday the weekend.

[Drake Tungsten]

Then why do calenders place Sunday as the first day of the week?

[GePap]

Becuase they were lazy stupid slobs. I hate that placement...splitting the weekend like that.

[Chemical Ollie]

Muslim Friday

[Drake Tungsten]

Becuase they were lazy stupid slobs. I hate that placement...splitting the weekend like that.

It has nothing to do with laziness, GePap. Sunday is the first day of the week, despite what the term "weekend" indicates.

[GePap]

Heathen DOG

How dare you question the weekend!

[Drake Tungsten]

http://webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html

An answer to Vesayen's question and a refutation of GePap's silly views.

[Ben Kenobi]

Vesayen:

Christ rose on Sunday, hence the Christians moved the Sabbath to coincide with Easter.

[GePap]

Bah, this is like the millenium issue. Everyone knew the millenium started in 2001, NOT 2000. But everyone still celebrated in 2000, not 2001. Same things here: fine, the nerds can tell us technically Sunday is the first day, but no one acts like Sunday was the first day of the week in the West.