In the last 45 years, America has watched the gradual erosion of blue laws. The Rev. Samuel Peters of Connecticut was the first to use the term “blue laws” in the 18th century. In his day, the term “blue” was used disparagingly for anything rigidly moral.

Recently, British Airways found itself in a legal battle over the Jewish Sabbath. The Sabbath begins at sundown on Friday evening and ends at sundown on Saturday evening. This day of rest is the only ritual observance instituted in the Ten Commandments

Just two weeks ago, a small group of radical students joined together with sixty-seven professors to protest Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to their university. The Pope was scheduled to give the inaugural address for La Sapienza University on January 17.