Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihuxf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxj!ihnp4!ihuxf!features From: features@ihuxf.UUCP (M.A. Zeszutko) Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: Dressing for Church Message-ID: <2406@ihuxf.UUCP> Date: Wed, 26-Sep-84 20:30:16 EDT Article-I.D.: ihuxf.2406 Posted: Wed Sep 26 20:30:16 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 27-Sep-84 05:23:40 EDT References: <317@ihu1e.UUCP> <905@houxm.UUCP>, <44@umcp-cs.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 20 I'm surprised that no one brought up the old Roman Catholic tradition of women having to have their heads covered at all times while in church. It seems ludicrous now to think we would bobby-pin kleenex to our hair if we wanted to stop in church on our way home from school. Abdnd heaven forbid girls should show up in pants (!) or sleeveless dresses or patent leather shoes (really). Even if we were just playing in the neighborhood, it was not looked upon kindly if a girl would stop in if she was not dressed in a dress. Much of that has changed (I think the hierarchy is grateful people are showing up, with or without head coverings!), but there's still a great deal of work to be done to make people comfortable as part of the Body of Christ. (I'd start by saying "particularly women", but then this would have to go to net.flame.) From the parochial childhood of Mary Ann Zeszutko ihnp4!ihuxf!features