Shaun Groves
Unlike Christmas and Easter, holidays founded by Jesus, Labor Day was started by labor unions, which means Democrats were likely involved. And Democrats don’t love Jesus.
Also, Labor Day is anti-bible. The bible clearly states in both the Genesis account of creation and in the ten commandments that we’re to take a day off every week. One day off every week. That day is Sunday. But the Democrats urge us to disobey God and take Monday off to celebrate their union friends. This means that some will take both Sunday and Monday off, making them guilty of sloth, and others will take only Monday off, making them guilty of working on the true sabbath day. That’s anti-bible. That’s probably anti-creationism and anti-ten commandments too.
Furthermore, Jesus, a carpenter by trade, and Paul, a tent maker by trade, were not in unions. If they were, they weren’t proud enough of that fact to actually write it down. If they were in unions, they were the good kind, like teachers, and not the bad kind, like auto workers and studio musicians. And they certainly wouldn’t have participated in a Democratic bible-hating holiday like Labor Day. No good Christian would.
So, this Labor Day I’m taking a stand for the bible and Jesus and Paul, who were against unions enough to not be in one or not write about being in one. I’m taking a stand for the uniqueness of Sunday, the sanctity of the sabbath. I’m taking a stand against sloth and the anti-bible Democrats. I’m taking a stand against secular holidays. I’m working hard like a real Christian does on Mondays. Who’s with me?
Michiel says:
Ehm… may I kindly remind you that the true Sabbath is from friday evening sunset to saturday evening sunset?
So just like Labor day is invented by men, so is our Sunday…
Apart from that – I’m working too.
(And of course this post is not about bringing you down or being sarcastic. I’m all about sunday too.)
Brian Seay says:
Did you write this when you were in college?
Cheesecake Jones says:
As a father of three young children, I can promise that I’m working today. For that matter, I work on the sabbath, too. In fact, there’s not a day when I’m not working. Maybe in 18 to 20 years?
Cassandra says:
The bad news is, sadly, I can hear some people actually saying this with real emotion and heart.
The good news is grace covers their anti-everythingness and our perpetual endeavors in missing the point.
Nancy Tyler says:
You know it’s serious when Brian posts a comment.
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I think though that you’re just envious of those of us who have enough concentration/self discipline/Adderall in our bloodstreams to work at a Real Job.
The kind with cubicles, yes. The kind you mocked the other day.
Admit it, itinerate music-ministry-blog boy. Deep in your heart, you know you want to wear Grownup Clothes With Buttons on the Shirts, get a Man’s Haircut and show up someplace on time(ish) every day where they will pay you to do this, where you will answer to an out of touch boss, eat a soggy sandwich from a zip lock bag (or from Quiznos on special occasions–mmmm, tasty), contribute your best ideas in back-to-back-to-back meetingzzzzzzzz, and eventually battle your way through car-clogged streets to get home to that Lean Cuisine you’ve been thinking about all day. It’s the turkey dinner one, with the pear dessert that always bubbles over and turns to tar in the bottom of your microwave and you have to spend time and elbow grease scrubbing it out which causes you to miss for the third time the rerun of that episode of Project Runway–the one where Tim is all like “You need to rethink this design” and Keith is all like “No, *sniff* you people just hate me. *sniff* I AM AN ARTIST.” So by then your evening is totally over and you pass out, face down and drooling into a sofa cushion at 9pm.
This is an enviable life. I know.
So I don’t mind your outburst. Were I not happy with my own life, I might have an outburst every so often as well.
anne jackson says:
feisty! you make me laugh.
and michiel, may i suggest a quick read of “sit, stand, walk” by watchman nee?
Krista says:
I can only hope you’re joking…
BTW… teacher’s unions SUCK!
Pat says:
So happy you are conscious of the fact that democrats don’t love Jesus. Just yesterday, one was caught trying to sneak into church and on Labor Day Eve at that!
Veretax says:
Eh hate to disagree, but the sabbath is primarily Saturday according to the Jewish Calendar. Frankly this whole blog seemed rather lacking in support even though I understood some of your points.
Perhaps it would have been better if you’d quotes some scripture, you know something like “If a man will not work, neither shall he eat?”
P.D. Ross says:
HA! HA! HA! HA! HA! HA!
Bill says:
I’m all for sloth on Labor Day…I slept in, took a nap and will probably go to bed early.
This is the second year in a row that I have repsectfully declined to be the key note speaker at the Stuebenville, OH Labor Day celebration. The president of the pipefitters local keeps inviting me to give a speech on the value of union labor to the union craftsmen to the refining industry. It’s not that I disagree with the topic, it’s just that I don’t feel like driving to Stubenville, OH. I’d much rather sleep the day away…
Cynthia says:
This is so funny! Great post!
Eric says:
Just tell me where to picket.
Brian Seay says:
I believe the picket line begins at the Lifeway HQ in Nashville and will conclude at the Republican National Convention in Minneapolis.
Grovesfan says:
Brian,
You’re such a smart a**. I guess that’s allowed on Shaun’s blog.
Technically, I guess I was off today. I was actually returning from LifeLight Festival is Sioux Falls, SD where my son and I worked all weekend as volunteers. I helped coordinate all the volunteers for the artist merchandise (very cool drum stick Building 429) and Alex drove a tractor with a trailer attached to shuttle people all over the place.
Does that count as work?
Beth
Jade =) says:
Best.Labor.Day.Blog.Ever. Hands down.
Raquel TWG says:
My dad was with you.
Sort of.
He just needed more money. Hehe.
Ducati Fairings says:
Pat, what you said is so true. They know they shold have a good relationship with God but at the same time the don’t want the image of God fearers. lol.
Garden Furniture says:
We’ll I don’t know if because of misunderstanding I can’t get the poitn of violating the sabbath just because they rest on monday too.