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Old 01-22-2020, 05:15 AM
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Re: Why Sunday
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Originally Posted by Evang.Benincasa View Post
Sunday was the day of the Sun in the Roman Empire. When the Constantine made Christianity the umbrella religion of the empire, he made Sunday the Church day. Why? Because Romans already were use to that being the day of the risen sun.
Saturday was the day to worship Saturn. Every day had a god, but Christians gathering on the first day of the week predates Constantine.

It started in the bible. Christians gathering on the first day made sense as original they were Jews and spent the 7th day evangelizing Jews
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