So it's actually today that Samoa and Tokelau are skipping over

That's right, the International Date Line is scheduled to change tonight New Zealand time. This means skipping Friday, so what's a Jew or a Sabbatarian Christian living in Samoa to do? I'm not sure what each group has decided to do about the skipped Friday, but I have heard that the local Seventh Day Adventists (all except for one small congregation) are planning to observe their Sabbaths on Sunday instead. Of course I'm not one to follow that particular path to enlightenment, but observing the Jewish sabbath is what made this church stand out. No church should change who they are just because one day is being skipped, but the sad truth is that most congregations on the islands are prepared to lose something that made them special. If I were the reverend at one of the congregations planning to move its services to Sunday, it wouldn't be moving on my watch. But there is a place where change is necessary: it's called North Korea and its new leader better start making some serious changes.