Also, during the French Revolution, the 10 day week was introduced, and the days were named First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Day. Portugal is the only one that kept that, I think, so Monday-Friday are 2nd-6th.
I posted a Thatababy cartoon suggesting that the days be named after comic book superheroes on Facebook.
Most people laughed but a guy I used to know from church who left it to join a “more committed church” went ballistic about the idea of naming the days after fictional characters being idolatry. I could not convince him that naming the days after modern fictional heroes would be less idolatrous than pagan deities.
pschearer Premium Member over 5 years ago
Some people did complain. I’ve seen Quaker meeting houses with signs announcing the “First Day” services instead of Sunday.
i_am_the_jam over 5 years ago
Also, during the French Revolution, the 10 day week was introduced, and the days were named First, Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Day. Portugal is the only one that kept that, I think, so Monday-Friday are 2nd-6th.
Nachikethass over 5 years ago
Greg! You’re starting a new hole-in-the-head hashtag!! Some idiot will do it now!!!
Boise Ed Premium Member over 5 years ago
Why would someone complain about that? And if s/he did, how would Twitter “fix it”?
Doctor Toon over 5 years ago
I worked for ten years at a business where I was the only employee that did not attend the local kingdom hall of the Jehovah’s Witnesses
They consider anyone outside their faith to be pagan, so the running joke was that I was the Token Pagan
karmakat01 over 5 years ago
it has always been a LOT OF TIMES…
1MadHat Premium Member over 5 years ago
So the modern version could be pagan politicians? 8^)
DM2860 over 5 years ago
I posted a Thatababy cartoon suggesting that the days be named after comic book superheroes on Facebook.
Most people laughed but a guy I used to know from church who left it to join a “more committed church” went ballistic about the idea of naming the days after fictional characters being idolatry. I could not convince him that naming the days after modern fictional heroes would be less idolatrous than pagan deities.
Bonita Voigt over 5 years ago
Quakers haven’t been using the names of the days or the months from the beginning. January 1st would be “1st day of the 1st month.”
Old Man River over 5 years ago
Who Cares really.? Do we really need more ways to to separate people?
craigwestlake over 5 years ago
Some people would complain if they were hanged with a new rope and buried in a gold coffin…