Comments on: Undressing the church

By: Monica Brand

Monica Brand — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 18:22:00 +0000

Eric and Barb, we are all of the same opinion: too casual of an attitude. I’m getting ready to put my thoughts here. Thanks for commenting, everyone.

By: Barb

Barb — Wed, 09 Aug 2006 17:12:18 +0000

I know what you mean! And, to think, when my children were growing up (they are 35 & 38), you would never have seen that in church.

This goes on in my church: low cleavage on BIG-busted girls, SHORT skirts, no slips, bare-backed sun dresses, and their Mothers dressing like the teens, too! One woman said, “Oh, my daughter dressed me”. I thought – not my daughter! My 35 year old knows better than that, and so does her 16 yr old! Just not acceptable in church!

It won’t be long that anything will ‘go’ in church. Very sad that they have no reverence for the house of God. Oh, I know he ‘lives’ within us, but so many are lacking common sense on dress, and as you said, ‘it draws attention’ to them that shouldn’t be there.

By: Eric

Eric — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:27:16 +0000

Excellent point regarding how women dress. I only hope that I can raise my daughter to appreciate the need for modesty.

I do think you are touching on a larger issue here though, the extreme casual attitude that I see prevelant in our churches. Which is a whole topic in itself. Thanks for bringing up some great points.

Blessings…

By: Martin LaBar

Martin LaBar — Thu, 03 Aug 2006 00:46:31 +0000

Thought-provoking!

I found this through the Christian Carnival.

By: Monica Brand

Monica Brand — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:51:12 +0000

Becoming Mormon is definately NOT the answer, I’m sure you will agree. Their Jesus is not my Jesus (that’s a post topic, no room here in the comments section to address that issue.)

Your point is made – it’s much easier to follow a set of rules from an organization. We have our “freedom in Christ,” don’t we?

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 27 Jul 2006 20:33:42 +0000

This sort of issue makes me want to become Mormon – they have a very specific code about what is “modest” vs. “immodest”. For example, don’t show your shoulders, but it can be as tight as you want! When I wear a sleeveless top (like right now, not tank top – just no sleeves) I realize my Mormon friends think I am immodest, but I think it is modest because it is cut modestly and has a high neckline. It is hard to live in a community where we are each judged by our maker and not a set of rules. (I’ve read but not been convinced by books which argued for a specific set of rules.)