A churchgoer was unsettled by a woman in her 40s who entered service covered in tattoos and piercings. Believing church required modesty, she questioned if appearance standards should exist in worship. After the service, she told the woman her look felt inappropriate. The woman, unimpressed, dismissed the comment, leaving the worshipper unsure if she’d been too judgmental.
“Am I being too old-fashioned here? I just think that in church, a certain level of respect and modesty should be expected. Has anyone else experienced something like this? How did you handle it?”
Many people believed the woman to be judgmental, which was against Christian doctrine.
A commenter wrote, saying: “How wonderful she felt comfortable to attend church. Acceptance, tolerance, empathy, and compassion are all parts of religion that you don’t have.”
Someone else wondered why the woman did not feel the woman was a person just like her: “I was always told we are all god’s children and are all equal within the eyes of God. Only God can judge.”
Another said: “Better she is there tattoed up, than not there at all. Her style is her style and nobody else’s business really.”
Despite having all those alterations, another individual asserted that the woman was perfectly acceptable for going to church: “Good on her she has faith and feels comfortable with her ,never judge until you walk a mile in her shoes.”
What are your thoughts on this?
