Wandering Day, The DVD

The forgotten history of Calendar Reform at the League of Nations and the champions of freedom who stood in the way.

During the 1920s international businessmen, politicians, and social reformers mounted a campaign to eliminate the irregularities in the Gregorian calendar — the calendar used by most nations around the world at tha time. The League of Nations, forerunner of the United Nations, became the venue for intense controversy over competing calendar proposals.

This documentary re-enacts the debate that would have changed history. A handful of God-fearing men stood as guardians of minority rights and personal freedom, opposing a Calendar Reform movement that would have made criminals of law-abiding citizens and forced people of faith to choose between conscience and survival. These men recognized that the proposed calendar reform would strike directly at the religious observance of all who maintain a weekly day of worship.

Based on extensive archival research, The Wandering Day spotlights the clash of ideas about minority rights, freedom of conscience, and religious liberty. This is a documentary presentation that will resonate with all who are concerned about religious liberty issues today.

Sometimes in the discussion of seemingly simple and beneficial legislation, there are a few who have the insight to understand what the far-reaching consequences will be.

47 min. Closed Captioned. DVD