Kilts in Church,..your experience?

**Big Homestead** · 9th September 07, 06:55 PM

My wife made sure I did, what an time it was.

I woke up, put on my brand new UK for the third day in a row and proceeded to church with the wife and kids. I anticipated most of the elbow ribbing from the boys at church, but it was taken very well by the lads for the most part.

The women though, I didn't see this coming.

One fella starts laughin at me in my "skirt". I told him his red hair tells me his grandparents wore them and he just kept walkin, but 2 seconds later his girlfriend walks by me and says "I really like your kilt."

I noticed I'm getting a great deal of looks from people but the people asking the most questions were the ladies.
"Whats the story behind your new fashion?
"When did you start wearing those?"

I just kept answering that I have a great deal of Celtic heritage in my family and wanted one, and now that I have one I know longer want to wear pants.

90% of the ladies who seen it "loved" it. The other 10 just couldn't get why a guy would want to wear one.

I'd say about 30-50% of the guys responded well to it while the rest seemed a little put off by the idea, but not judgmental what so ever.

Only one married lady said she'd never let her husband get one,....but we'll see about that.

The Pastor was cool with it, his wife liked it, the lady who leads worship loved it and all in all the church staff were great about it. I had a friend call me this evening and say I made quite a stir (he was giggling). I guess I could see why.lol Big, Tattooed, Bald, and kilted. HAHAHA, I LOVE IT!

God bless Kilts!

Cheers

PS, Anyone else wear their kilts to their prospective house of worship or along those lines?

**gilmore** · 9th September 07, 06:59 PM

Not I. But we sit on the floor with our legs crossed and covered.

**PiobBear** · 9th September 07, 07:05 PM

Where I worship isn't exactly church, and my kilts don't raise an eyebrow at all.

When I am in a church, it's to pipe a bride in or a casket out, or kirkin' tartans, so I guess they're expecting it.

**Coemgen** · 9th September 07, 07:53 PM

I wore mine to church for services last Christmas. Here's a picture from immediately afterwards, between the Liturgy and the Christmas meal:

That's me and my best friend, who is Romanian and wearing traditional Romanian folk clothes (before anyone berates me for any of the flaws in my outfit, let me say that this was before I discovered the wealth of information here at XMTS).

What comments I remember was a 90+ years old Russian women from the "old country" asked why I was wearing it, and the deacon, a Romanian immigrant (and, incidentally, my friend's father) seemed a bit perplexed at first, but then decided that it was tolerable.

I had been planning to wear it to church when our archbishop (NATHANIEL of Detroit) came to our twentieth anniversary, but my priest said (I quote verbatim), "Don't wear your kilt," to which our other priest quipped out, "Or we'll kill you." I was puzzled, but I complied.

The reason (unbeknownst to me until the next morning) was that the archbishop was going to tonsure me as a reader, and during that ceremony I bow down, forehead to floor, butt in the air.

**Archangel** · 9th September 07, 08:12 PM

Originally Posted by Coemgen

The reason (unbeknownst to me until the next morning) was that the archbishop was going to tonsure me as a reader, and during that ceremony I bow down, forehead to floor, butt in the air.

Yep, those kinds of things. The guy from 300, somebody help me here, has a funny piece on Youtube describing another situation.

I'm quite often expected to help out on stage with sound equipment so that stops me.

I've gone several times now. My pastor seems grateful, actually. People seem cool with it. And, yes, I've had the various questions put to me at church too.

**staticsan** · 9th September 07, 08:22 PM

Since my (ex)-wife would not apprive, prudence dictates I wait at the very least until we go through with the divorce. I don't need that between us at this point. Yes, we still go to the same church.

But I do have one young friend who was interested, especially as it's just the sort of mad, crazy thing he'd do (his words!). He plays bass in the evening band about half the time. He was put off by the price, but that was before I knew about SWK. He's also smaller than me, so he can't borrow mine...

Wade.

**sputnik** · 9th September 07, 08:24 PM

i'm kilted often enough at church that the only time i get questions is when i'm not.

**Big Homestead** · 9th September 07, 08:32 PM

Originally Posted by sputnik

i'm kilted often enough at church that the only time i get questions is when i'm not.

Sweeeeeet!

**Clockwork John** · 9th September 07, 08:39 PM

I've gone to Liturgy kilted several times, and my priest, who is of Irish descent, definitely approves and encourages the behavior.

Coemgen, I take it from your comments and the icon in your avitar that you are Orthodox. Where in Southern Ca are you? Which parish do you belong to?

It's definitely possible to make a (modest) prostration kilted. The trick is to be aware of where your backside is and what your pleats are doing. Take your time, and kneel with both knees together.

BTW, congratulations on your tonsure!

ICXC NIKA