Sunday protections erased in the UK.

Sunday, the day many professing Christians today view as the Sabbath, is losing its protections in the UK. “Judges have been accused of diluting the rights of Christians after a key judgment on whether they can refuse to work on Sundays.” In a recent court case, a High Court judge ruled that “Christians have no right to decline working on Sunday as it is not a ‘core component’ of their beliefs” (Telegraph, December 29, 2012).

When examining worship practices of most Sunday-keeping Christians, the judge’s ruling seems to make perfect sense—“most” who worship on Sunday do not believe the day must be kept by not working. Opponents of the ruling note that the court decision “puts Christians at a disadvantage to other religions and means the judiciary are deciding what the core beliefs of Christians can be, which they say is an interference in the right to practise religion” (ibid.). Opponents also point out that “Christians are being treated less favourably than people from other religions, such as Muslims, Jews and Sikhs. They point to cases where the courts offered protection to other religions even when only a minority of adherents were affected” (ibid.).

In society today, we see an ever-increasing marginalization of Christian beliefs. How long until judges decide cases against Saturday-Sabbath keepers too?

Christ warned of the last days, “And you will be hated by all for My name’s sake. But he who endures to the end shall be saved” (Mark 13:13). Times will become increasingly difficult for those who obey Christ’s commands, but the rewards will be worth it for those who endure (Matthew 5:10).