the ordinances of God" including "the public worship of God" and prohibit "profaning the day of the Lord, either by doing ordinary work therein or by buying or selling". Blue laws The law in North Dakota at one time stated: "The fine for Sabbath-breaking is not less than one dollar or more than ten dollars for each offence." Other laws have been passed against Sabbath breaking, e.g., by the Puritans. First-day Sabbatarian organizations, such as the Lord's Day Alliance in North America, as well as the Lord's Day Observance Society in the British Isles, have mounted campaigns with support in both Canada and Britain from labour unions, with the goal of preventing secular and commercial interests from hampering freedom of worship and preventing them from exploiting workers. Seventh-day churches, application to Saturday Fundamental Belief # 20 of the Seventh-day Adventist Church states... See also Christianity Judaism Lord's Day Observance Society Heresy Shabbat Sabbath in Christianity Sabbath in seventh-day churches Biblical law in Christianity Plucking grain on Sabbath Holy day of obligation References Christian law Christianity and Judaism related controversies Christian terminology Sabbath Shabbat