A scrub just below the knee is fine something that is ankle length and loose enough for a full stride is not something I’d like to see on my surgeon. I also see it as unsafe and unsanitary in a food environment, I’d also include those weird pants with legs as wide as a skirt. I work in food service now and we are not allowed to wear skirts because of the low hot carts we use, also not allowed to wear “loose flowing clothing”.
“we” is a very interesting word to use here.It really aggravates me that some people think that Pentecostalism is synonymous with women in tacky denim skirts and their hair all done up in a bun. And then that becomes “Pentecostals oppress women” even though we don’t.
You may see it that way, but that doesn’t mean that it is that way. The question was ‘how’? How is a reasonably fitted skirt dangerous around a “low hot cart”? I’ve never worked in a kitchen that had a heat element that was lower than the waist. The lowest I can think of is a fryer, and I can’t even imagine a scenario where a skirt could get into it. The person would have to be wearing a huge billowing skirt with petticoats and dancing around like Taco Bell:the Musical, in order to make it happen. The skirt my coworker wore was a black, pencil cut skirt, out of the same flame-retardent material that the work pants were made from.
Yes, “we.” Pentecostals in general do not “oppress women.” On the contrary, throughout our history “we” have given extraordinary liberty to women to fulfill the call of God on their lives.
On her, the dress came to about mid-calf.
That is because they don’t want you to catch fire. I once worked in food service and am familiar with such things.A scrub just below the knee is fine something that is ankle length and loose enough for a full stride is not something I’d like to see on my surgeon. I also see it as unsafe and unsanitary in a food environment, I’d also include those weird pants with legs as wide as a skirt. I work in food service now and we are not allowed to wear skirts because of the low hot carts we use, also not allowed to wear “loose flowing clothing”.
Didn’t mean to offend you.
Honestly, it does offend me when Catholic posters respond to a Protestant’s post and basically insinuate that nothing they said matters because the movement they belong to is divided between different denominations and they are really just speaking for and about themselves. I even wrote my master’s thesis American Pentecostalism, but hey I guess that wouldn’t matter either since there are an infinity of types out there that not even a lifelong Pentecostal and trained researcher could sort it all out.
Were the movement of one faith and belief…
Yes, Pentecostals have different beliefs, but there is still a recognizable thing called “Pentecostalism.” It’s not as if a bunch of people who have nothing in common just made a decision that we’re gonna call ourselves “Pentecostal” to confuse everyone.
Well, I don’t believe women wearing skirts and dresses out of conviction is oppression, but that’s just me. Some women think that having to wear a top at the beach when men don’t is oppression.
It is most often seen in Apostolic Churches. It’s a denomination that denies the trinity. They are often dubbed, “Jesus only” churches. They believe Jesus IS the father, son, and holy spirit. I went to an apostolic school as a kid. Women also cannot cut their hair, wear make-up or jewelry. They don’t even wear wedding rings. They are also forbidden to own a TV.It really aggravates me that some people think that Pentecostalism is synonymous with women in tacky denim skirts and their hair all done up in a bun. And then that becomes “Pentecostals oppress women” even though we don’t.
I know it’s often found in Oneness churches, but there are Oneness churches where these things are not emphasized. Then there are Trinitarian churches that do emphasize them. My great aunt belonged to a Pentecostal church that believed in the Trinity but also believed that women shouldn’t wear make-up or pants.
No one has said that to be the case.
Earlier, you brought up the topic with the sentence:Some women think that having to wear a top at the beach when men don’t is oppression.
Here is what I said:
Forgive me, but I fail to see how you can get to “then that becomes ‘Pentecostals oppress women’” without first going over "It really aggravates me that some people think that Pentecostalism is synonymous with women in tacky denim skirts . . . " The entire context of my statement was about women’s dress.It really aggravates me that some people think that Pentecostalism is synonymous with women in tacky denim skirts and their hair all done up in a bun. And then that becomes “Pentecostals oppress women” even though we don’t.
From reading your posts in this thread, it appears that the decision as to whether women wear pants or makeup, cut their hair, etc. is something that is done at the local church level rather than at the denominational level. Is that correct?
It’s not as if it is split equally. These days, the vast majority of Pentecostals dress like everyone else. The mainstream denominations like the Assemblies of God and the Church of God (Cleveland) do contain some churches who peach these kinds of codes, but most of their churches don’t. Then there are some Oneness denominations (like the United Pentecostal Church International) who enforce these kinds of codes across their denomination.
Ok, there is a large Pentecostal church near where I grew up named “First Pentecostal Church.” Looking at their website I see that they are a UPCI church. I had no idea until today that they were a Oneness Pentecostal church. In any event, I guess that explains why most of my encounters with Pentecostals have been with the denim skirt, no makeup, long hair pulled up into a bun variety.