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[The Mrs]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

Every church does have it's standards. Every church has standards that cannot be found to the exactness in scripture.
What I do not understand is why some feel the urgent need to correct every standard, that they disagree with.
Let me ask you this question. Was it ever considered "immoral" for a woman in America to wear pants?

How far back would you like to go? 100 yrs? 200 yrs? 500 yrs?

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear hats, gloves, a bajillion pettycoats.

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear corsets.

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear chastity belts.

[Truthseeker]

Originally Posted by The Mrs

How far back would you like to go? 100 yrs? 200 yrs? 500 yrs?

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear hats, gloves, a bajillion pettycoats.

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear corsets.

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear chastity belts.

Long ties were considered outlandish.

[aegsm76]

Originally Posted by The Mrs

How far back would you like to go? 100 yrs? 200 yrs? 500 yrs?

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear hats, gloves, a bajillion pettycoats.

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear corsets.

It used to be 'immoral' for them to not wear chastity belts.

This is why I wish both sides would tone down the rhetoric about standards.
Both sides like to jump up and down about their "freedom" or their "holiness" and both sides are wrong, in my opinion.
The reason that I brought up the dress issue was not because I believe that it is immoral for a woman to wear pants.
It was to show that "standards", that are not specifically addressed in the Bible, change with time and culture.
So, what the argument is really about, is where we are at on the timeline or the culture.
Also, been in a lot of conservative churches and never have heard that wearing a beard was a sin. I am sure there are some that do believe this, but not the preachers that I have heard.
Most of them would say that there was more Bible for a beard than against it. However, the beard referred to in the Bible was not trimmed.
Now, they would ask saints to be clean shaven, but did not preach that it was a sin.

[Jason B]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

This is why I wish both sides would tone down the rhetoric about standards.
Both sides like to jump up and down about their "freedom" or their "holiness" and both sides are wrong, in my opinion.
The reason that I brought up the dress issue was not because I believe that it is immoral for a woman to wear pants.
It was to show that "standards", that are not specifically addressed in the Bible, change with time and culture.
So, what the argument is really about, is where we are at on the timeline or the culture.Also, been in a lot of conservative churches and never have heard that wearing a beard was a sin. I am sure there are some that do believe this, but not the preachers that I have heard.
Most of them would say that there was more Bible for a beard than against it. However, the beard referred to in the Bible was not trimmed.
Now, they would ask saints to be clean shaven, but did not preach that it was a sin.

the movement is about 40 years in the past and fading quickly

[Irreligious]

Originally Posted by aegsm76

This is why I wish both sides would tone down the rhetoric about standards.
Both sides like to jump up and down about their "freedom" or their "holiness" and both sides are wrong, in my opinion.
The reason that I brought up the dress issue was not because I believe that it is immoral for a woman to wear pants.
It was to show that "standards", that are not specifically addressed in the Bible, change with time and culture.
So, what the argument is really about, is where we are at on the timeline or the culture.
Also, been in a lot of conservative churches and never have heard that wearing a beard was a sin. I am sure there are some that do believe this, but not the preachers that I have heard.
Most of them would say that there was more Bible for a beard than against it. However, the beard referred to in the Bible was not trimmed.
Now, they would ask saints to be clean shaven, but did not preach that it was a sin.

The rhetoric about "standards" doesn't need to be "Toned Down", it needs to be HUSHED. It's a bunch of complete idiocy putting weights on people they are not able to bear.