In our local Baptist Church hall a week or so ago a friend picked up a booklet which was clearly put there for visitors to read, entitled "What should I wear?" I've set out below some extracts from it:
"When Christians wear styles that expose, rather than cover the body, they dishonor the Lord Jesus Christ."
"Brief, tight, or otherwise revealing clothing is designed to accentuate those parts of the body which God intended to be hidden from sight."
"Enticing clothing, a product of our sexually permissive society, has been directly linked with the increase in rape, sexual abuse and other sex-related crimes."
"In today's permissive society where perversion is on the increase, men sometimes dress as women and vice versa."
"The trend towards sloppiness and carelessness in casual dress is an extreme which every Christian should avoid."
"T-Shirts [bearing] the names of rock groups or alcoholic drinks, and symbols depicting death, destruction and violence should be avoided."
"... excessive make-up can definitely associate us with the wrong element of society."
"A man should always be distinguishable as a man by his short hair, and a woman should always be distinguishable as a woman by her long hair."
Now apart from asking why our Baptists are peddling this crap in 2015, I thought you might want to know when this leaflet was produced.
1800's? 1950s? No, it was first printed in 1990! So in Danville, IL. 61832 USA the people of "Grace & Truth" apparently still believe this stuff and think it is their mission from God to foist it on others.
I despair.
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