Statement of Apostolic Policy

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Chili's expects shoes and shirts......so, an establishment can set their expectations.

Are you comparing restaurant rules to the church? The Army makes you do lots of pushups. Should we make people do pushups when they enter the sanctuary?

In my eleven years of pastoring, I've seen well over a thousand visitors, none of them who didn't wear shirts. That would be awkward, I'll admit. But shoes? No problem. We had a teen guitar player who would frequently play barefoot.

When Chuck Smith started reaching out to the hippy movement, hundreds of them came into his church and nearly all were barefoot. The board demanded that Chuck require shoes because the oils of the feet of the hippies were ruining the carpet. Chuck told them to buy new carpet and leave his hippies alone!

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by John Atkinson

I was being facetious, we only hope that our visitors are wearing clothes...

Ok, whew!!! We have lots of members and a couple of musicians who wear shorts.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by notofworks

Are you comparing restaurant rules to the church? The Army makes you do lots of pushups. Should we make people do pushups when they enter the sanctuary?

In my eleven years of pastoring, I've seen well over a thousand visitors, none of them who didn't wear shirts. That would be awkward, I'll admit. But shoes? No problem. We had a teen guitar player who would frequently play barefoot.

When Chuck Smith started reaching out to the hippy movement, hundreds of them came into his church and nearly all were barefoot. The board demanded that Chuck require shoes because the oils of the feet of the hippies were ruining the carpet. Chuck told them to buy new carpet and leave his hippies alone!

Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention!

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by rgcraig

Just wanted to make sure you were paying attention!

This coming Sunday we're going to require every person to do 50 pushups before they're allowed to enter. I will be preaching to 12 people. The others aren't serious about God.

I always used to hate it when someone would defend their moronic "standards" by saying, "Well even at McDonald's they have a dress code for employees."

[KWSS1976]

"Well even at McDonald's they have a dress code for employees."LOL ....Thats a classic,,,,

[*AQuietPlace*]

It's found on the same page as 'even restroom door signs show that women wear dresses'.

[rgcraig]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

It's found on the same page as 'even restroom door signs show that women wear dresses'.

LOL - - and that is why I added what I did. I knew it was coming!

[notofworks]

Originally Posted by *AQuietPlace*

It's found on the same page as 'even restroom door signs show that women wear dresses'.

That exact statement at a Youth Convention in 1993, was the final straw that sent me off the platform and into an adjoining hall to find payphone to call my wife and tell her we were done.

Every time I hear that statement, I feel the pain again.

[freeatlast]

Originally Posted by notofworks

That exact statement at a Youth Convention in 1993, was the final straw that sent me off the platform and into an adjoining hall to find payphone to call my wife and tell her we were done.

Every time I hear that statement, I feel the pain again.

Bro Robt. Sabin wrote a paper addressing this ridiculous analogy.

The falacy of the silohette doctrine.

He hopes one day to include it in a book

[StillStanding]

Originally Posted by notofworks

That exact statement at a Youth Convention in 1993, was the final straw that sent me off the platform and into an adjoining hall to find payphone to call my wife and tell her we were done.

Every time I hear that statement, I feel the pain again.

This reminds me of my restroom signs through the years!

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