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<blockquote data-quote="TerryJ2" data-source="post: 177281" data-attributes="member: 3419"><p>Nomad, if it's that bad, I'd change churches. Unless the minister is so fantastic that s/he makes up for it.</p><p>Our church is so laid back that we often wear shorts in the summer. We had a guest speaker once, a woman who waaaay overdressed--she was very nice looking, but frankly, she looked like she was going to speak at a women's cosmetic convention ruffles and pearls and spike heels ... and since I was the one who made the contact and arrangements, I should have warned her. But the only comments I heard were, "Ohh, someone should have warned her that we're really laid back," and they felt badly for her.</p><p>I cannot imagine being mean about it. I just don't get that.</p><p> </p><p>But back to your issue ... yes, women can be petty. In fact, the former minister for my husband's church had a column in their weekly church paper on exactly that topic. It was a make-believe conversation at a church softball game, between a holier-than-thou know-it-all and a sincere church member. The holier-than-thou woman was uptight because the women on the team were wearing shorts (I know he made that up because it's the team uniform, but clearly, something had happened, probably more similar to what happened to you). And of course, his point was that the point of being a Christian was to love, not judge your neighbor.</p><p> </p><p>Keep dressing nicely and taking good care of yourself. If I went to your church, I'd be right there next to you, asking you where you shop because I'd love everything you have on!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TerryJ2, post: 177281, member: 3419"] Nomad, if it's that bad, I'd change churches. Unless the minister is so fantastic that s/he makes up for it. Our church is so laid back that we often wear shorts in the summer. We had a guest speaker once, a woman who waaaay overdressed--she was very nice looking, but frankly, she looked like she was going to speak at a women's cosmetic convention ruffles and pearls and spike heels ... and since I was the one who made the contact and arrangements, I should have warned her. But the only comments I heard were, "Ohh, someone should have warned her that we're really laid back," and they felt badly for her. I cannot imagine being mean about it. I just don't get that. But back to your issue ... yes, women can be petty. In fact, the former minister for my husband's church had a column in their weekly church paper on exactly that topic. It was a make-believe conversation at a church softball game, between a holier-than-thou know-it-all and a sincere church member. The holier-than-thou woman was uptight because the women on the team were wearing shorts (I know he made that up because it's the team uniform, but clearly, something had happened, probably more similar to what happened to you). And of course, his point was that the point of being a Christian was to love, not judge your neighbor. Keep dressing nicely and taking good care of yourself. If I went to your church, I'd be right there next to you, asking you where you shop because I'd love everything you have on! [/QUOTE]
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