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From: mat@hou4b.UUCP (Mark Terribile)
Newsgroups: net.religion
Subject: Re: Church Discipline
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Date: Mon, 24-Sep-84 03:28:29 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 24 03:28:29 1984
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>>   I can also remember when a new family from California moved to  town  and
>> their kids came  to  the sunday evening service wearing shorts and no shoes.
>> After the service their mother was taken aside quietly and  told not to  let
>> them come back unless they dressed appropriately.

>> Jerry Nowlin

>I could never understand (and still don't) where this idea of being dressed
>appropriately for church comes from.  When I go to church, I'm there to
>worship, not look pretty.  How I would *love* to go to church in jeans,
>T-shirt and sneakers (but I don't because like the kids above, I'd probably
>get "quietly taken aside").

Hmm.  The tolerance of churches?  Try dropping by a Catholic church for Sunday
or Saturday evening Mass.  You'll see lots of folks who aren't well dressed.
The folks who go to early Masses tend to be more formal about it, because they
are visibly making the Mass the center of their day.

Why dress?  Well, for one thing it is a token of respect and dignity.  If
you were told that you had an interview with Christ Jesus, how would you
prepare?  You probably wouldn't try to impress Him with your clothing, but
you would wear clothing that indicated your respect for Him, wouldn't you?

Well, what is attending a worship service about?
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