Gender Blending: Is it Wrong?

[Nahum]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Are you wanting a sex change and want to justify it?

Deut 22 - - women are to look like women, men like men.

I Corth 6:18 - - flee from sexual immorality. All other sins a man commits are outside his body, but he who sins sexually sins against his own body.

I would think a sex change as in Thomas/Tracy would be sexual immorality.

Originally Posted by Pastor Poster

That was seriously insulting.

I think you have a very hypocritical stance concerning Deut 22:5.

On the one hand you say it has nothing to do with britches, and on the other you say women are to look like women and men like men. Can you not see why the UPC has taken the stand it has concerning women wearing britches?

They just draw the line in a different place than you and, honestly, the more I think about it, the more I think it is wise.

Originally Posted by MissBrattified

I think we should go out of our way to be...um...genderly distinct. (I made that up.) ...whatever that means within a particular culture.

It is cultural, and a good example is Indian women with their sari/tunics and the pants that go underneath--they don't look masculine whatsoever. However, I think that jeans look really masculine, and so while I might wear pajama pants (okay, I DO), I also draw the line...somewhere.



That's the problem though...I really do think that churches and saints ought to be drawing some lines on an individual basis. (Yes, I know "saint" and "church" is contradictory on the singular vs. plural note)

See my signature and don't complain about it.

Originally Posted by Daniel Alicea

The stance held by the manual is the one that's hypocritical ... in one breath they point to a scripture that states that there must be gender distinction in clothing ... yet we know that the garments worn essentially were the same ... except for fringes, colors, etc.

And now we have a similar situation today in which "britches" differ in style, fit and cut ...

Yet, we have a group that will not fellowship the Body ... or say that one is heaven-bound because of this issue.

1. PP, would you wear female pants ... why or why not ... ?



2. When you go shopping can you make a distinction as to men's pants and female pants ... why or why not?

The truth, dear Daniel, is that America culture is being redefined as a genderless mess.

Consider the word "metrosexual" and shows like Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Is that really who we want defining the Church's look?

And, there are all sorts of other garments that were originally gender-specific, that have now become unisex. That doesn't make it right.

I see women wearing ties and suits.

Men (preachers even) who say they wear girdles and pink shirts and all sorts of other frilly stuff.

It's revolting, and it's no wonder our kids are confused about so many things.