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May 31, 2007:
"Sabbath-Sunday Bill Survey Shows Support by Hillel Fendel MK Zevulun Orlev (NRP) has announced the findings of a poll showing a 56% support rate for his proposed legislation making Sunday a day of rest and allowing some public transportation and entertainment on the Sabbath.

"Orlev's bill would change the official approach to Sabbath as the country's day of rest. Though businesses and government offices would continue to be closed, places of entertainment would be permitted to open - and public transportation, now banned in most cities on the Sabbath, would be available for that purpose. The bill stipulates that such transportation and entertainment would be carried out with maximum sensitivity to the religious public.

"A survey commissioned by Orlev finds that 56% of the public support his initiative, while 30% object. The poll was carried out by Brain Base (Maagar Mochot) Institute, headed by Prof. Yitzchak Katz. "Orlev's bill, which he proposed last week, also calls for a second day of rest during the week - Sunday - during which businesses and offices
would be closed. This would enable Sabbath-observant families to spend more time together, Orlev explains. Work hours lost to Sunday would be made up largely by increasing the workday on Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 9 hours.

The survey divides the respondents into religious categories, such as secular, hareidi-religious, etc. However, it lumps together the religious-Zionist public with those who consider themselves "traditional," i.e., minimally observant The poll finds that 64% of this joint "sector" supports the new bill. "The two groups were combined in the poll, despite the expectation that the two would not have similar views of the issue. Other findings of the poll show, in fact, that support for the bill increases as level of religious observance decreases. For instance, 64% of the secular public supports the bill, compared to only 6% of the hareidi-religious public.

"Asked to explain, Orlev's spokesman Moshe Inbar told Arutz-7 that the breakdown was determined by the pollster, "in consultation with me." Inbar said that lumping the two sectors together is in keeping with the NRP's new policy of "opening its gates" to the traditional community. Arutz-7: "But information is missing from the poll, in that we do not know how many of the mainstream NRP voters - the religious-Zionist public - supports this bill."

In response, Inbar first suggested that "you can commission your own poll," but then added, "You can extrapolate from the other findings..." Orlev said his bill was formulated with the help of leading religious-Zionist rabbis, and does not openly permit activities that are forbidden by the Torah, "but rather does not mention them."

MK Yitzchak Levy of the National Union party said the bill paves the way for further deterioration in the character of the Sabbath in the State of Israel. The National Union and the NRP joined forces for the last national election, merging into one electoral list."

MY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE:
When visiting Israel some years ago I saw how strict Israel once was on Sabbath keeping. A sign was posted on our hotel room wall that stated: "NO WRITING ON THE SABBATH". And all public transportion was stopped on the Sabbath. How could they ever change to Sunday worship like Rev. 13 indicates?

I well remember one of our ministers at a meeting of our leaders in the Northwest U.S. challenged our interpretation of Revelation 13, as well as Ellen White's statements by his saying that the Jews would never forsake the seventh day Sabbath for Sunday, nor would the Muslims abandon Friday for Sunday worship to accept Sunday as a day of rest.

THE FOLLOWING BIBLE AND ELLEN WHITE PROPHECIES ARE CLEAR:
"...all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him"....And power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world."

"As America, the land of religious liberty, shall unite with the papacy in forcing the conscience and compelling men to honor the false sabbath, the people of every other country on the globe will be led to follow her example." - 6T 18.

It is well to remember that on May 29, 1961 the U.S. Supreme Court's decision was that Sunday law legislation does not violate the Constitution. To this date, that desicion has never been challanged or changed.


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	May 31, 2007: "Sabbath-Sunday Bill Survey Shows Support by Hillel Fendel MK Zevulun Orlev (NRP) has announced the findings of a poll showing a 56% support rate for his proposed legislation making Sunday a day of rest and allowing some public transportation and entertainment on the Sabbath. "Orlev's bill would change the official approach to Sabbath as the country's day of rest. Though businesses and government offices would continue to be closed, places of entertainment would be permitted to open - and public transportation, now banned in most cities on the Sabbath, would be available for that purpose. The bill stipulates that such transportation and entertainment would be carried out with maximum sensitivity to the religious public. "A survey commissioned by Orlev finds that 56% of the public support his initiative, while 30% object. The poll was carried out by Brain Base (Maagar Mochot) Institute, headed by Prof. Yitzchak Katz. "Orlev's bill, which he proposed last week, also calls for a second day of rest during the week - Sunday - during which businesses and offices would be closed. This would enable Sabbath-observant families to spend more time together, Orlev explains. Work hours lost to Sunday would be made up largely by increasing the workday on Mondays through Fridays from 8 to 9 hours. The survey divides the respondents into religious categories, such as secular, hareidi-religious, etc. However, it lumps together the religious-Zionist public with those who consider themselves "traditional," i.e., minimally observant The poll finds that 64% of this joint "sector" supports the new bill. "The two groups were combined in the poll, despite the expectation that the two would not have similar views of the issue. Other findings of the poll show, in fact, that support for the bill increases as level of religious observance decreases. For instance, 64% of the secular public supports the bill, compared to only 6% of the hareidi-religious public. "Asked to explain, Orlev's spokesman Moshe Inbar told Arutz-7 that the breakdown was determined by the pollster, "in consultation with me." Inbar said that lumping the two sectors together is in keeping with the NRP's new policy of "opening its gates" to the traditional community. Arutz-7: "But information is missing from the poll, in that we do not know how many of the mainstream NRP voters - the religious-Zionist public - supports this bill." In response, Inbar first suggested that "you can commission your own poll," but then added, "You can extrapolate from the other findings..." Orlev said his bill was formulated with the help of leading religious-Zionist rabbis, and does not openly permit activities that are forbidden by the Torah, "but rather does not mention them." MK Yitzchak Levy of the National Union party said the bill paves the way for further deterioration in the character of the Sabbath in the State of Israel. The National Union and the NRP joined forces for the last national election, merging into one electoral list." MY COMMENTS ON THE ABOVE: When visiting Israel some years ago I saw how strict Israel once was on Sabbath keeping. A sign was posted on our hotel room wall that stated: "NO WRITING ON THE SABBATH". And all public transportion was stopped on the Sabbath. How could they ever change to Sunday worship like Rev. 13 indicates? I well remember one of our ministers at a meeting of our leaders in the Northwest U.S. challenged our interpretation of Revelation 13, as well as Ellen White's statements by his saying that the Jews would never forsake the seventh day Sabbath for Sunday, nor would the Muslims abandon Friday for Sunday worship to accept Sunday as a day of rest. THE FOLLOWING BIBLE AND ELLEN WHITE PROPHECIES ARE CLEAR: "...all the world wondered after the beast. And they worshipped the dragon which gave power unto the beast; and they worshiped the beast, saying, Who is like unto the beast? who is able to make war with him"....And power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations. And *all that dwell upon the earth* shall worship him, whose names are not written the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world." "As America, the land of religious liberty, shall unite with the papacy in forcing the conscience and compelling men to honor the false sabbath, the people of every other country on the globe will be led to follow her example." - 6T 18. It is well to remember that on May 29, 1961 the U.S. Supreme Court's decision was that Sunday law legislation does not violate the Constitution. To this date, that desicion has never been challanged or changed.