Help Me Settle a Debate

11 Responses to “Help Me Settle a Debate”

1. Patrick says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

   And on the seventh day he rested, which is why we go to church on Monday…

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2. sabrina says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 6:52 pm

   So, are you going to tell us about this debate?

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3. Rachel P. says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 7:31 pm

   Umm I didn’t know there was a date about this. Also to Patrick- the Jews’ Sabbath is Saturday. Which was first.

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4. Rachel P. says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 7:31 pm

   I meant debate not date. whoo- what is on my mind?

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5. Patrick says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 8:11 pm

   Rachel P.- I’m not what you would call a religious scholar.

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6. Diana says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 8:12 pm

   Fortunately, Rachel is.

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7. Patrick says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 9:22 pm

   Excellent! And it seems she also has the hots for me. (Understandably) Job 41:12

   Did you notice your blog calendar starts on a Monday?

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8. Phyllis Towzey says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 10:30 pm

   For what it’s worth, Quakers call Sunday “First Day,” and Quaker children attend “First Day School” during the Meeting for Worship.

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9. Heather Harper says:
   July 27th, 2008 at 11:22 pm

   “It is common Jewish and Christian practice to regard Sunday as the first day of the week (as is also evident from the Portuguese names for the week days). However, the fact that, for example, Russian uses the name “second” for Tuesday, indicates that some nations regard Monday as the first day.

   In international standard ISO-8601 the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) has decreed that Monday shall be the first day of the week.”

   http://www.webexhibits.org/calendars/week.html#SECTION00650000000000000000

   I’m not a scholar, just an OCD Googler.

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10. Annie says:
    July 28th, 2008 at 8:01 am

    I voted Sunday because that’s the beginning of the week on my calendars

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11. Bill Clark says:
    July 28th, 2008 at 8:22 am

    Mondays are bad enough without having to think they’re only the first day of the week. Thank God (literally), they’re the second day. Gives one hope of making it through.

    *Written on a Monday morning*

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