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NAVEL DISCRIMINATION AT CHURCH - NEWS CLIP
“God knew what your navel looked like even before you were born, so there is no need to expose it in church,” commands a sign at the entrance to the church in Cinisello Balsamo.

Guards at major churches in Italy routinely keep out people wearing skimpy attire.

SOURCE: No more navel gazing in church, priest says
June 5, 2006. Reuters – Oddly Enough

Comment: The body is a beautiful work of God. But since we all have a sinful nature, God expects us to be modest about that body. We don't go to church to attract people's attention to our bodies nor to distract the weaker in faith from their worship. If there were no sin, we could go to church naked as comfortably as Adam and Eve conversed with God in their 'creation suits' in the Garden prior to the Fall. I know that during catechism class, some pastors will instruct the girls of the class to dress appropriately for communion, especially if their church has the practice of kneeling to receive the elements. Communion is not an appropriate place for exhibiting the extent of one's cleavage.

Of course, people can be over-dressed for church, too - coming to show off their most beautiful dress or most expensive suit.

As far as having guards... that sounds a bit too far. I would understand expressing disapproval, but not preventing them from worshiping, unless an individual is persistently disregarding the other parishioners and seeking to disturb the worship of others.

LEFTOVER FOR: Church / Attending

GOD COSTS TOO MUCH TIME - QUOTE
Just in terms of allocation of time resources, religion is not very efficient. There's a lot more I could be doing on a Sunday morning.

SOURCE: Gates, Bill

Comment: Need I comment? Apparently Bill feels no need to thank God for his success - it's a waste of time. As much as I grumble about Microsoft when Word or Windows doesn't act the way it should, I should remember patience and pray for Bill, because if he doesn't have time for God in this short span of life, he's really going to hate to hear that God has no time for him - for eternity. Though he already gave Bill 33 of his most precious years - ending at the cross.