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Sunday 1 June 2014

5 things you should never wear to a place of worship




I was attending Sunday service with my very fashionable father during the holidays.  Before the sermon began, we engaged in spirited conversation on who had on the best shoes. I did, of course. Then my dad saw a young lady possibly in her late teens wearing a mini skirt just barely covering her goods, black thigh-high leggings and a pair of platform stiletto boots.  She had on a bomber jacket since it was dreadfully cold outside, and she was sitting in one of the front pews with an adult (possibly her parent).  My dad whispered to me in his joking fashion, “When did they change the dress code? I missed that memo.”  We both laughed.  
But what to wear to church isn’t so funny, really.  I frequently get emails from readers wanting to know what’s appropriate to wear to the office, to a wedding and –  to church. I ran across an interesting article in Christianity Today about appropriate clothing for church. What we wear to church matters, the article states,  ”We deceive ourselves when we breezily claim that God doesn’t care about what we wear to church. God cares about our hearts, and what we wear is often an expression of our hearts. So what does our relaxed worship attire say about us?”  
I’m  not sure if God really cares about our underwear, however, I do know what we wear matters in how people treat us and how we are perceived. And there’s that respect factor – for yourself and for others. Yes, it depends on the type of place you worship. Some are more casual than others, but modesty is key.  
Here are 5 things you should never to wear to a place of worship WHEREVER you attend:  


1.  Ultra high mini skirts. Who wants to see your underwear during the sermon, really?  

2. Plunging cleavage. Save it for your earthly date, not your meeting with God.  

3. Heavy fragrance. For the young and the more mature churchgoers, too much fragrance makes it hard to breathe when you’re snuggled close in the pews.  

4. Anything you wear to bed or to a club. Sagging pants, pajamas, flip flops, unwalkable platform stilettos, and butt cleavage is distracting anywhere.  

 5. Noisy jewelry, shoes, buckles.
Just like in the workplace, anything that distracts people from the task at hand is typically inappropriate.  



Thoughts anyone?



Source ( http://blog.chron.com/shopgirl/2012/01/5-things-you-should-never-wear-to-a-place-of-worship/#2794101=10 )

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