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Re: Wedding rings
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Originally Posted by hometown guy
On another thread someone put something about wedding bands and it got me thinking. I have been in and around many churches both liberal and conservative. In every church that I have attended rings have been preached against but some of the churches will wear wedding rings. The funny thing is they always refer to them as wedding bands. So my question is why would it be wrong to wear rings but its ok to wear wedding bands. Isn’t a wedding band a ring? Isn’t it jewelry? Are they trying to justify it by calling it a wedding band?
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I haven't heard that distinction made. A ring is a ring. However, some churches ask that you don't wear any "unnecessary" jewelry, and only wear a wedding ring/band. A wedding band is a ring without any gemstones or rocks...I think. So maybe they mean it has to be plain? I'm not sure.
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