Re: Droopy pants...finally beaten!!
Jason, good post...but I personally hafta disagree just a bit about some of that. Now, because I try to live by the teachings of the Bible, I believe a dress code exists for me and my family. No way am I going to tell y ou that you have to live by my codes...however, I believe Christians have a charge to be an example to the rest of the folks in the world. Some "Christians" believe it is alright to have piercings, dress punk or Goth, etc...but the Bible says we are to come out from among them abd be ye separate...nad that we are to be Holy as He is Holy. <br /><br />Hang on, I am not preaching to you, just trying to make a point...<br /><br />If someone came up to you and told you that they were a Christian, but had piercings all over, dressed punk, what would be your first opinion? That is why I believe that a Christian is supposed to be DIFFERENT than those we are trying to win. OK, now to make my point.<br /><br />If my children, young adults, were allowed to dress like th punks, goths, or whatever else roams the school halls, then on the outside they are no better than the others IN MY OPINION. I have been a manger of several IT departments, and I can tell you that first impressions make all the difference to a Hiring Manager. So, to get to the meat of this, I believe that the outward appearance is as much a telltale of what is inside as can be. True, some just cvannot help but yield to peer pressure. And there are some parents who grew up as you say you did, with the same hair and dress as those you hung out with. Maybe you weren't bad on the inside, but noone could tell that, couold they. I am sure you got a lot of resistance from folks...<br /><br />I am extremely conservative, so please forgive m if I offend you in my opinions. But even so, I stand by them.
Jason, good post...but I personally hafta disagree just a bit about some of that. Now, because I try to live by the teachings of the Bible, I believe a dress code exists for me and my family. No way am I going to tell y ou that you have to live by my codes...however, I believe Christians have a charge to be an example to the rest of the folks in the world. Some "Christians" believe it is alright to have piercings, dress punk or Goth, etc...but the Bible says we are to come out from among them abd be ye separate...nad that we are to be Holy as He is Holy. <br /><br />Hang on, I am not preaching to you, just trying to make a point...<br /><br />If someone came up to you and told you that they were a Christian, but had piercings all over, dressed punk, what would be your first opinion? That is why I believe that a Christian is supposed to be DIFFERENT than those we are trying to win. OK, now to make my point.<br /><br />If my children, young adults, were allowed to dress like th punks, goths, or whatever else roams the school halls, then on the outside they are no better than the others IN MY OPINION. I have been a manger of several IT departments, and I can tell you that first impressions make all the difference to a Hiring Manager. So, to get to the meat of this, I believe that the outward appearance is as much a telltale of what is inside as can be. True, some just cvannot help but yield to peer pressure. And there are some parents who grew up as you say you did, with the same hair and dress as those you hung out with. Maybe you weren't bad on the inside, but noone could tell that, couold they. I am sure you got a lot of resistance from folks...<br /><br />I am extremely conservative, so please forgive m if I offend you in my opinions. But even so, I stand by them.