Lord's Day Alliance of the United States

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The Lord’s Day Alliance of the United States exists to encourage Christians to observe a false sabbath, Sunday, as the Lord's Day.

Their critics argue that Jesus rose up not on Sabbath day, but on Sunday, and that according to Bible Sabbath day and Sunday are not the same days. Although they tried to mix these two days together, by calling them selves American Sabbath Union, it was obvious that Sabbath Union is nothing to do with Sunday observance. Bible nowhere calls Sunday as the Sabbath day, nor commands to keep Sunday as the day of rest, or holy.

They say that, "The LDA has been the one national organization whose sole purpose is to maintain and cultivate the first day of the week as a time for rest, worship, Christian education and spiritual renewal."^[1]

Their critics argue that not all Americans are Christians, that some like Jews and Muslims don't observe Sunday, as well as other Christians which keep Sabbath day (Saturday) as the day of worship. Also, there are many atheists which don't believe in God at all, nor have a particular day of worship.

Many Protestant Christians oppose Sabbath day (Saturday), or Lord's day (Sunday observance) at all. They don't dispute that Sabbath day is Saturday, "The Sabbath is still Saturday, not Sunday, and has never been changed. But the Sabbath is part of the Old Testament Law, and Christians are free from the bondage of the Law (Galatians 4:1-26; Romans 6:14). Sabbath keeping is not required of the Christian—be it Saturday or Sunday."[1]

By trying to enforce Blue Law (Sunday Law), or so called anti-Sunday shopping law trough government they directly confront with United States Constitution regarding freedom of religion:

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."

Their critics argue that by enforcing Sunday law they want to force other people to worship on Sunday, although it is not their day of rest.