"Then they brought before Jesus a woman taken in adultery, and demanded that He judge her according to the Law of Moses.
“And He said, ‘I don’t care what you do, as long as you dress seemly for Synagogue.’ And sent her on her way.”
Would any Mississippi state Dopers be willing to make an excursion up to Pascagoula with a squirrel trap? I think we may have a use for one here in this thread.
What on earth kind of church do you GO to?
Nothing sleevelss?
Theres this thing called summer. Lots of sleeveless tops are sold.
And worn.
You can’t help but have open-pit(ha!)
Are you some kind of nut? 
Heh. I actually agreed to a degree with the OP. Then again, I’m extremely conservative.
WRS
squirrel trap?
What for?
Elaborate!
I’m not sure about in New Jersey, but we here in Illinois have this wondrous product known as antiperspirant. Perhaps that’s the origin of the slams against the odiferous nature of the Garden State? 
Hey I’m sure there were plenty of belly buttons on display at the wedding in Canaan. It was the middle east after all. And I didn’t here Jesus complaining 
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C’mon, weddings are religious celebrations but they’re also partys. And celebration of love and sex and fucundity and good stuff like that. So I don’t think it’s that inappropraite.
Of course if people are dressing like that at funerals that’s a little weird. despite the link between sex and death…
moriah, why do you hate God’s work? Someone is displaying themselves and taking joy in showing what God has given them with his own hand; standing before God in his own house and proudly showing how grateful they are…
…and instead of being happy at seeing such a fine image of God’s own likeness you are angry and feel they should be ashamed of what He has given them?!
:dubious:
Perhaps you should talk to a priest about the anger you seem to have against God’s creations.
Your wish is my command. (I can’t believe you never heard this! :))
I think there was a bit of a point amidst the name-calling and hyperbole, at least in that one shouldn’t expose most or all of those fleshy regions at the same time while in a place of worship. (I don’t have an issue with one at a time, maybe two, though belly-exposing shirts are tacky just about anywhere IMO.) However, I think that perhaps more churches should simply enforce a dress/modesty code.
Jesus was never dressed inappropriately for Synagogue seeing that he was always shrouded in mystery.
Messianic Newds for Jesus!
How many times do I have to say this: I’m not angry at any one, I simply hate all.
Time and place for everything. Not arguing for full body clothing at bars, the beach, or the church picnic.
The Dark Prince is witnessing for God. You can’t make this stuff up.
So of course the best place for you to work on this is at a funeral or a wedding.
What is the difference between hate and anger, to you?
One which worships a God who has bestowed on her people loose short sleeve shirts in a light cotton weave and air conditioning.
Even without air conditioning in the middle of summer, I’ve never been sleeveless in a (semi-)formal occasion.
Lots of bare ass chaps are sold.
Bare assed chaps + sweaty summer heat + lacquered pews = captive audience.
It’s motes and beams. (KJV)
Those need to be covered, too.
Anger is the inability to distinguish between the language of hyperbole from the actual point it makes.
Hate is opening up a new front of attack against someone whose point you don’t like by arguing over semantics.
Notice a bit of a problem between those two sentiments, Einstein?
Besides, what could possibly be better than a hot chick with a nice pussy? Go ahead, live a little. Click.
"Does’t the bride look beautiful bedecked in sequins, flowerets, and body glitter?
What? She’s not wearing body glitter?
Oh, must be the aluminum chloride."
[Maybe the solution is dress shield pasties?]
Trust me, this whole thread is a slam against the trash in NJ.
Hey, don’t knock those who DO show up hoping for a singles bar…after all, the people are already on their knees and hoping to serve!!!
I just hope you never wondered why there’s so many atheists in the world.
This is the funniest line I’ve read here in a long time. This is “irony,” right? you’re parodying over-the-top self-righteous hypocrits, right? by going ever more over the top, right? This is hilarious stuff. You should write for like the Daily Show.
Sorry, I couldn’t quite see your post’s point through the absurdity contained in the OP (wear the clothes I think are proper! Screw weather! Me me me!). In the future I’ll try harder to give people the benefit of the doubt when they look like they gave a post at most five minutes’ thought.
Tu quoque much? From your own post:
I was actually asking an honest question. It’s nice to see how you respond to honest questions - by diverting attention away from a distinction you made so you can attempt to attack someone else.
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