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Originally Posted by CC1
Many years ago I was at dinner with a UPC asst. pastor who, along with the pastor, had come to that point. I was having dinner with him immediately after he had been counseling with a well known exUPC pastor.
I was impressed when he told me that the exUPC pastor told him that making those kinds of changes in a church was like steering a large ship. There should be no sudden moves. You have to change directions slowly.
I agree that many times it would be easier for a pastor just to leave and start over somewhere else but I also think those changes can be done in a church if the foundation is laid over time with good biblical teaching. Of course some will never make that journey as their indoctrination or conditioning is too strong after many years. Those folks should be made to feel ok if they decide to change fellowships to stay with folks who will hold to the dress code /standard they can't let go of.
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You know with modern fashion being the way it is, pants are no longer considered men's apparel, unless with full conviction any man will tell me they can go to Dillards or Macy's and shop in the woman's department for flowery capris pants.
The church has had to find another reason to be against women wearing pants and nowadays it is because they are considered immodest. Look at some of the young girls nowadays, and those skirts and tight tops that are being allowed as the "uniform" are not modest, regardless how low the hem.
The problem here is that the church as stigmatized a normal every day behavior as sin. This is why it is so difficult to steer the ship, you have to unbrainwash an entire socioreligious culture.
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