Lords day


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Lord's′ day`

(or Day`),


n.
the,
Sunday.
[1175–1225]
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But, on this particular Sunday, I was so thankful to be "back in the saddle again!" One thing many people dont understand is, when a preacher is out of the pulpit on any given Lords Day, hes like a "fish out of water." Thank God there was no snow!
It was not until the enactment of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms in 1982, for example, that the Lords Day Act was finally struck down for being in violation of the freedom of religion which now exists in Canada.
Don't forget that, on a Sunday in the early 60's, a committee watched from in the wings to see that all behaviour is in line with the Lords Day Observance Society.