Lord's Day Observance Society
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Day One Christian Ministries is a Christian
Christianity
Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus as presented in canonical gospels and other New Testament writings...

 organisation based in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

 that lobbies for no work on Sunday
Sunday
Sunday is the day of the week between Saturday and Monday. For most Christians, Sunday is observed as a day for worship of God and rest, due to the belief that it is Lord's Day, the day of Christ's resurrection....

, the day that many Christians celebrate as the Sabbath, a day of rest — a position based on the fourth (by the Hebrew reckoning) of the Ten Commandments
Ten Commandments
The Ten Commandments, also known as the Decalogue , are a set of biblical principles relating to ethics and worship, which play a fundamental role in Judaism and most forms of Christianity. They include instructions to worship only God and to keep the Sabbath, and prohibitions against idolatry,...

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Originally founded in 1831 as the Lord's Day Observance Society (LDOS), Day One incorporates
the former LDOS, Day One Publications (publishing arm) and the Daylight Christian Prison Trust.

See also

  • Sabbath manifesto
    Sabbath manifesto
    The Sabbath Manifesto was created to slow down the fast paced society in which we currently live in. One project that the Sabbath Manifesto created is The National Day of Unplugging where the Jewish traditional beliefs of the Sabbath day is an integral part of this project...

  • Sabbatarianism
  • Sunday shopping
    Sunday shopping
    Sunday shopping refers to the ability of retailers to operate stores on Sunday, a day that Christian tradition typically recognizes as the Sabbath, a "day of rest". Rules governing shopping hours, such as Sunday shopping, vary around the world but some European nations continue to ban Sunday shopping...

  • Blue law
    Blue law
    A blue law is a type of law, typically found in the United States and, formerly, in Canada, designed to enforce religious standards, particularly the observance of Sunday as a day of worship or rest, and a restriction on Sunday shopping...

  • Sabbath desecration
  • Religion in the United Kingdom
    Religion in the United Kingdom
    Religion in the United Kingdom and the states that pre-dated the UK, was dominated by forms of Christianity for over 1,400 years. Although a majority of citizens still identify with Christianity in many surveys, regular church attendance has fallen dramatically since the middle of the 20th century,...

  • Sabbath in seventh-day churches
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