Sgian Dubhs in Church: Opinions, please

[beloitpiper]

It's sad when a church (not a religion) dictates your life so strongly. I mean, I might understand why a church would be uncomfortable with somebody wearing a sgian dubh, but to forbid a kilt?!?!?! That seems extreme and discriminatory. If the church was really devoted to God and Christianity, wouldn't they allow everybody and everything that wanted to worship? Personally, if a church tried to dictate my life (and my heritage is a BIG PART of my life too) I'd find a new church that accepted and welcomed be for who I am.

[gilmore]

It's sad when a church (not a religion) dictates your life so strongly. I mean, I might understand why a church would be uncomfortable with somebody wearing a sgian dubh, but to forbid a kilt?!?!?! That seems extreme and discriminatory. If the church was really devoted to God and Christianity, wouldn't they allow everybody and everything that wanted to worship? Personally, if a church tried to dictate my life (and my heritage is a BIG PART of my life too) I'd find a new church that accepted and welcomed be for who I am.

For a view counter to yours, see Matt Newsome's well-reasoned article on why he does not wear a kilt to church on Easter Sundays. It is either in his blog or in a thread here on X Marks.

What one can do and what one should do are not always the same.