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Old 06-05-2008, 10:57 AM
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Re: Your experience when you dropped "dress standa

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For those of you that left "dress standards" please share with us standards keepers just how it came about and what you did.


When and How did it happen?



What was the first thing you did (what standard did you do away with first)??



How did you feel??
2 years ago, after I really studied it out and realized these standards are man made and not a heaven or hell issue.

I cut my hair.

I feel liberated. "Whom the Son sets free is free indeed"!
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:14 AM
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Re: Your experience when you dropped "dress standa

Matt,

In my observation,the ladies in these cases want to let go of the standards due to intimidation. They feel ugly and intimidated by the girls in the world or by the Xers who often try to intimidate those still in standards by acting superior in looks. I thiink too, the older the woman gets, she starts to feel even more self conscience about all of this.Many do appear unhappy. Perhaps she is looking older then her husband ????

I think whether a church stays with standards depends on the pastor's wife. If she's conservative and wants to stay with the UPC look, so goes the church.
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Matt,

In my observation,the ladies in these cases want to let go of the standards due to intimidation. They feel ugly and intimidated by the girls in the world or by the Xers who often try to intimidate those still in standards by acting superior in looks. I thiink too, the older the woman gets, she starts to feel even more self conscience about all of this.Many do appear unhappy. Perhaps she is looking older then her husband ????

I think whether a church stays with standards depends on the pastor's wife. If she's conservative and wants to stay with the UPC look, so goes the church.

This is a thread after your own heart, ain't it Mark?? These are your kind of questions.
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:16 AM
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This is a thread after your own heart, ain't it Mark?? These are your kind of questions.

why do you say such ???
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:16 AM
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Matt,

In my observation,the ladies in these cases want to let go of the standards due to intimidation. They feel ugly and intimidated by the girls in the world or by the Xers who often try to intimidate those still in standards by acting superior in looks. I thiink too, the older the woman gets, she starts to feel even more self conscience about all of this.Many do appear unhappy. Perhaps she is looking older then her husband ????

I think whether a church stays with standards depends on the pastor's wife. If she's conservative and wants to stay with the UPC look, so goes the church.
Sainthood,

You are so far off base on this entire post.

First off, you haven't left standards so you don't even know why.

Secondly, I doubt anyone felt "ugly" or older than their husbands and dropped standards - - lol!
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:17 AM
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why do you say such ???
I just think you are an inquisitive person, and like these kind of thread.
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:17 AM
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Re: Your experience when you dropped "dress standa

well i didnt drop anything, just go over how silly it was that i could not wear decent shorts, i just changed into a spankin new pair of shorts and away i went, lol
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Matt,

In my observation,the ladies in these cases want to let go of the standards due to intimidation. They feel ugly and intimidated by the girls in the world or by the Xers who often try to intimidate those still in standards by acting superior in looks. I thiink too, the older the woman gets, she starts to feel even more self conscience about all of this.Many do appear unhappy. Perhaps she is looking older then her husband ????

I think whether a church stays with standards depends on the pastor's wife. If she's conservative and wants to stay with the UPC look, so goes the church.
In my observation they are held onto due to intimidation. And that intimidation is much worse because it says if you don't do this you are viewed as saved, and we will treat you as such.
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Old 06-05-2008, 11:25 AM
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I think intimidation is man-made and indeed goes both ways on most issues in life and in our walks with the Lord.

It shouldn't...
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I just think you are an inquisitive person, and like these kind of thread.


I love it Matt
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