Who Has a Dress Code on Sunday (and Every Other Day)?
I have no trouble imagining the outcry if the following “rules” or “dress code” would appear in the bulletin of some church and/or was read by one of the elders of a congregation. I can imagine that some people would actually leave that congregation in search of an atmosphere that would be much more accepting and less restrictive.
- Racerback with a mock or regular collar are allowed (no collar = no racerback).
- Plunging necklines are NOT allowed.
- Leggings, unless under a skort or shorts, are NOT allowed.
- Length of skirt, skort, and shorts MUST be long enough to not see your bottom area (even if covered by under shorts) at any time, standing or bent over.
- Appropriate attire should be worn to pro-am parties. You should be dressing yourself to present a professional image. Unless otherwise told “no,” golf clothes are acceptable. Dressy jeans are allowed, but cut-offs or jeans with holes are NOT allowed.
- Workout gear and jeans (all colors) NOT allowed inside the ropes
- Joggers are NOT allowed.
Do you have any idea what narrow-minded, old-fashioned, restrictive organization could have come up with such rules? Whoever they are, don’t they know that we no longer live in the 1950’s?
Some of the language in those rules may have given away the identity. What you have read is the dress code of the…
L.P.G.A. (Ladies Professional Golf Association).
So, these are not the rules of some out of touch, stodgy group. These are the rules of an organization that has been characterized as a
…Tour [that] has often lead the way in making the game exciting to young players and fans. LPGA caddies wear their players’ Twitter handles on their bibs, players are sometimes mic’d up and interviewed mid-round, and the Tour generally has a fantastic reputation for giving fans in attendance an intimate experience relative to the PGA Tour. (http://www.golf.com/tour-news/2017/07/14/report-lpga-sets-strict-new-dress-code-regulations-players)
I thought that a statement on the same website to be of particular interest. The statement was attributed to the LPGA’s chief communications and tour operations officer.
The dress code requires players to present themselves in a professional manner to reflect a positive image for the game.
So here is where we are.
On Sunday morning, I can choose to be among people who are assembled for the purpose of worshiping the Creator of the universe. If I make that choice, I will be among people who wear the name “Christian” and are to be as Christlike as possible. Before they (we) were baptized, it was understood that He is Lord (cf. Acts 2:36). Among other things, that means that Christians are obligated to conform to His will for our lives.
Along with that, members of local congregations are to be under the oversight of a group of men who are charged with watching for our souls. We are even told to obey them (cf. Heb. 13:17). In spite of that, many would revolt if those men would even make a suggestion about how members are to dress – either as we worship or as we go about our daily lives. (Did you notice that the L.P.G.A. rules applied to events other than tournaments?)
After that worship experience on a Sunday with my fellow Christians (including my shepherds), I could then go home, turn on a television, and watch the final round of an L.P.G.A. tournament. If I do, I would be watching a group of women who have been told how they can and cannot dress if they want to remain part of a group that chases a little white ball around.
Who has a dress code for Sundays (and other days)? Sadly, it is a group that gives no thought at all to honoring God. Their goal has more to do with publicity and revenue.
Maybe those who wear the name “Christian,” but who do not honor Christ are thinking more about popularity and fashion than they think about eternity.
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AUTHOR: Jim Faughn
