Are Holiness Standards People Chauvinistic? - Page 4

rgcraig · #31 07-01-2010, 05:23 PM

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Originally Posted by Mirth1981

The UPCI's official explanation of why women should not wear pants:

"In addition, we should avoid ... slacks on women because they immodestly reveal the feminine contours of upper leg, thigh, and hip." http://www.upci.org/doctrine/modesty.asp

This has always seemed chauvinistic to me, because slacks also reveal the male contours of upper leg, thigh, and hip...and sometimes other contours as well, if you know what I mean. Yet pants are acceptable for men to wear, but not for women.

Think about it.

Someone needs to tell Standards this so he can use it instead of the wrong scripture.

Mirth1981 · #32 07-01-2010, 05:36 PM

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Originally Posted by rgcraig

Verily I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever ye shall loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Matthew 18:17-19

TrmptPraise · #33 07-01-2010, 10:16 PM

I certainly can agree that there are many inconsistencies in regards to physically "identifying" someone in regards to faith.

However, there are many ways of identifying an individual...words and speech come to mind; and probably would consider actions a more identifiable mark than any code offered for dress.

commonsense · #34 07-01-2010, 10:33 PM

Is there chauvinism re dress standards..........in a word= yes

May not have been planned or plotted but that doesn't eliminate it.

simplyme · #35 07-01-2010, 11:48 PM

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Originally Posted by Lacey

Notofworks, I don't hear any of my holiness friends complaining of being suppressed because of the way they don't cut their hair, or don't wear pants, or makeup, or jewelry. Why do you have this assumption?

I suspect ( JMHO, not that anyone asked ME

) that such an assumption stems from the one beholding whom actually fears suppression and uses that as a reason for NOT wanting to, nor trying to..look any different from anyone else of 'the world' [i.e. those whom want nothing to do with JESUS, have no interest/belief in salvation, ONE GOD, etc.] ., which.. TO ME, seems to suggest that such a person would rather be associated with 'the world' than THE CHURCH., some even call it "adult peer pressure".

Again, this is MY viewpoint based on much observation., some of it former personal experience as well.

Mirth1981 · #36 07-02-2010, 12:41 AM

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Originally Posted by simplyme

TO ME, seems to suggest that such a person would rather be associated with 'the world' than THE CHURCH., some even call it "adult peer pressure".

I just wanted to point out that "adult peer pressure" goes both ways, especially when a person is in a small community that believes if you don't look like them, you're a sinner.