Quote Originally Posted by Jock Scot View Post
Mind you "our"churches are, on the whole, several centuries older than "yours". I bet you even have heating that works in "yours"!
Yes most of our churches do have heat. We are a very progressive society. However the religion practiced in those churches isn't any older in Scotland that it is here in heathen land. Nor is the basic requirement of the golden rule. I take that to mean that if your sock knife upsets people you should divest yourself of it just as you would hope (expect?) that someone else would respect your fears or apprehensions. Ultimately it isn't whether you can wear a knife in church but whether you should respect your fellow man. It doesn't matter if the "black knife" story is myth or fact. It matters that sometimes we must put our own egos (and if dressing in a kilt isn't ego) aside and just plain be nice to people. In my not so humble opinion that is the bottom line and how I would approach it.