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Posted
17 minutes ago, Jake Starkey said:

Fallacy of false equivalency, Scott Lloyd.  I don't go further than noting the inconsistency.  Be straight up, please.

I said if you heart is clothed right, you will be OK.  Try that.

So swimwear is OK for sacrament meeting then. Got it. 

Posted (edited)
3 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

So swimwear is OK for sacrament meeting then. Got it. 

Fallacy of false equivalency, Scott Lloyd.  I don't go further than noting the inconsistency.  Be straight up, please.

I said if you heart is clothed right, you will be OK.  Try that.

I note your snarkiness at being properly guided and will leave you with that.

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Posted (edited)
11 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

I think it depends very much on your attitude. If your intent is such to defy convention and be rebellious, that could be problematic. 

But I’m not. The purpose is that i just don’t feel its important to me and I just want to move my focus better to God.

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Posted
4 minutes ago, Jake Starkey said:

Fallacy of false equivalency, Scott Lloyd.  I don't go further than noting the inconsistency.  Be straight up, please.

I said if you heart is clothed right, you will be OK.  Try that.

I note your snarkiness at being properly guided and will leave you with that.

So swimwear is not OK for sacrament meeting, then? 

Posted
Just now, Scott Lloyd said:

So swimwear is not OK for sacrament meeting, then? 

Depends on who you ask, I suppose.  Are you really sure you want to ask HIM ???

Posted
6 minutes ago, SettingDogStar said:

But I’m not. The purpose is that i just don’t feel it important to me and I just want to move my focus better to God.

When I used the pronoun “your,” it was intended in a general sense, as in “one’s intent.” I don’t claim the ability to gauge your motives. 

Posted (edited)
3 minutes ago, Ahab said:

Depends on who you ask, I suppose.  Are you really sure you want to ask HIM ???

I don’t need to ask anyone. I know the answer. 
 

By the way, it should be “<whom> you ask.” 

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Posted
3 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

I don’t need to ask anyone. I know the answer. 
 

By the way, it should be “<whom> you ask.” 

A question mark at the end of a sentence usually indicates an inquiry to find out what someone else thinks.  I was indicating that the answer you receive will supposedly depend on the person you are asking.

To whom it may concern.

Posted
1 hour ago, Jake Starkey said:

Your opinion is that "Holding suit coats in contempt is equally obnoxious."  Who says?  You?  To be clean when possible is body and attire is all that is required, I would think.

This is helpful.

The Zoramites and Costly Apparel: Symbolism and Irony

Parrish Brady and Shon Hopkin
Journal of the Book of Mormon and Other Restoration Scripture
Vol. 22, No. 1 (2013), pp. 40-53

The idea that I said it discredits it when your counterargument is based on “I would think” is pretty weak.

 

Posted
24 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

I think it depends very much on your attitude. If your intent is such to defy convention and be rebellious, that could be problematic. 

This.

If the intent is to try to shame others or to shock others it just means you are a jerk. If you do it because you want to I don’t care much. If you come up with silly scriptural justifications for it than I worry about your spiritual health.

Posted
22 hours ago, mfbukowski said:

This is a thread?

Yep. And the mods haven't deleted it. How about that?!

22 hours ago, mfbukowski said:

Who the heck cares?

There are a lot of threads that I don't care about. Can I copy and paste

22 hours ago, mfbukowski said:

This is a thread?

Who the heck cares?

when I want the other posters to know that I don't care about that thread?

22 hours ago, mfbukowski said:

Do you call your friends and ask them what they are wearing?  Isn't that a little creepy?

I think it would be creepy to ask what kind of underwear they are wearing. Didn't do that.

Posted
42 minutes ago, The Nehor said:

The idea that I said it discredits it when your counterargument is based on “I would think” is pretty weak.

 

Not, in the slightest, my friend.  Read the article.  It will help.

Posted
43 minutes ago, Thinking said:

I think it would be creepy to ask what kind of underwear they are wearing. Didn't do that.

No I just voluntarily admitted I wouldn't be caught dead watching General Conference without a pair of garments of the holy priesthood.  And I usually wear them on other occasions as well.

Some people like their Fruit of the Looms, or the Calvin Kleins but me, yeah, I like these garments the very bestest.

And if you haven't noticed I haven't asked  you what kind of underwear you are wearing, either.  You just seem to have some aversion to telling me.

Posted
27 minutes ago, Ahab said:

You just seem to have some aversion to telling me.

?

Methinks you have me mixed up with another poster.

Posted
5 minutes ago, Thinking said:

?

Methinks you have me mixed up with another poster.

No, just noting that you haven't told me.  Yet?

Posted (edited)
6 hours ago, SettingDogStar said:

God could have offered and created beautiful and respectful clothes for Adam and Eve, however He seemed to be just fine with lambskin clothes. John the Baptist (admitted by Joseph and Jesus to be among the greatest prophets) wore camel hair and got to baptize the Savior.

I tend to agree with you as I think it is tradition that tells us certain types of attire are more respectful than others, but can understand why others might not as there is also the parable of the feast where attire is provided by the host when those invited last minute don’t have the correct attire.

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Posted
2 hours ago, Raingirl said:

will happily acquiesce to dressing up for work or any number of secular occasions. 

I think many would debate “happily”.

Posted
55 minutes ago, Calm said:

I tend to agree with you as I think it is tradition that tells us certain types of attire are more respectful than others, but can understand why others might not as there is also the parable of the feast where attire is provided by the host when those invited last minute don’t have the correct attire.

Agreed. Which is why I say that if something brings you closer to Christ, such as dressing up in a shirt and tie..go for it! Not my place to make judgement in that category.

When it comes to the wedding feast, however, I think we can agree that while it might have some physical application (such as garments) it was mostly in reference to Charity, Obedience, and righteousness and especially the Holy Ghost. A parable. 

Posted (edited)
19 hours ago, Hamba Tuhan said:

It has been my impression -- created by numerous photos in the Ensign as well as in the Church News -- that only around half or fewer of males who attend the priesthood session of General Conference even wear suit jackets. Am I wrong?

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“Half or fewer” seems low to me as an estimate. I attended the general priesthood session in person almost every time. I never bothered to look around and take particular note (wasn’t important to me) but the impression in my mind is that most of the men in the congregation were wearing jackets. 

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Posted
10 minutes ago, Scott Lloyd said:

I never bothered to look around and take particular note (wasn’t important to me) but the impression in my mind is that most of the men in the congregation were wearing jackets. 

The photos are from one of your articles. They don't seem to support your impression. Check out, for a clear example, image 23 of 33. 

Posted
Just now, Hamba Tuhan said:

The photos are from one of your articles. They don't seem to support your impression. Check out, for a clear example, image 23 of 33. 

I’m well aware of the photo you posted and that it seems to bear out what you say (I wouldn’t have shot the photo, by the way, or even have been present when it was shot; the photography at conference is typically handled by the Deseret News photo staff). 
 

I’m also aware of what I have seen borne out again and again: that still photos can convey misleading impressions. 

That said, I’m cognizant of the limitations of human memory, including my own. 

Posted
12 minutes ago, Calm said:

It could be dependent on the weather. 

That’s what I was thinking. General conference occurs in the spring and fall, which tend to be jacket weather in Utah. But weather in the Beehive State can be unpredictable. 

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