Visitors Wearing Hats in Church

[JohnDeereFan]

You haven't demonstrated that your opinion of wearing a hat in church is actually irreverent to God. There is no Biblical basis for it. And I'm not saying you are sinning, I'm merely saying that your reasoning for your stance is a cultural tradition. In fact, my point is pretty lousy. I offered it to show how ludicrous this thread has become.

I would think that Christian liberty would cover the wearing or not wearing of hats in church.

Obviously, turning this into an argument for the sake of arguing and then winning the argument is very important to you.

Is it really that important to you that you're willing to brow beat somebody over a matter of adiaphora? That seems kind of sad to me.

Anyhoo, since you seem to be getting worked up over this and since it seems that you're just looking for an excuse to tell me how our church and our cultural norms are not up to your high standards, I'm going to go ahead and put you on ignore.

So you have the last word. I hope it brings you the satisfaction you're looking for.

 

[InTheLight]

Anyhoo, I'm going to go ahead and put you on ignore. I hope it brings you the satisfaction you're looking for.

OH, THANK YOU! THANK YOU!

:applause:

 

[convicted1]

Then maybe you should consider saying it a different way.

"Hi, welcome to Georgetown Baptist. I see you've never visited us before. We're happy you're here and if there's anything we can do for you or any questions you might have about our service, please don't hesitate to ask us. Oh, by the way, because this is a religious service and because we want to show reverence to God, it's our custom that gentlemen remove their hats. I'd be happy to show you where you can hang your coat and hat, if you like."

Was that really so hard?

This is the part where you start mocking me again.

Around here where I was raised and lived, we didn't eat at the table with our hats on. I still take mine off before I eat....even if it's a mess, and I am at Applebee's.....YUM............I still take it off.

TBS, I agree with what you said here, and rather like it. But I, personally, wouldn't say anything. But, if someone leaves and never comes back because someone asked them to take their hat off, they were probably looking for an excuse to begin with, imo.

 

[Gib]

Years ago we stopped at a hole in the wall buffet. Sorta reminded me of Andrew Zimmern's song "greasy, grimy gopher guts" but we was hungry so we ate. I had a hat on. A lady came over and struck up a sarcastic "not really there" conversation with me about their little town. She reminded me of Flo from Mel's diner.

She ended her snide words with, "Honey, where we're from, we take our hats off when we're inside and eating." I should have taken off my hat at that point, but instead without even thinking, this is what came out of my mouth. "Mam, where we're from, we don't." She laughed at me, I laughed at her and all left with their bellies full. :tongue3:

 

[JohnDeereFan]

Around here where I was raised and lived, we didn't eat at the table with our hats on. I still take mine off before I eat....even if it's a mess, and I am at Applebee's.....YUM............I still take it off.

Same here. Where I'm from, we don't even wear hats inside.

Incidentally, I think I'm the only man who wears a hat anymore (7 3/4, in case you were wondering). You see baseball caps all the time, but you don't see men wearing hats very often anymore.

But then, if you think that's unusual, you ought to see the stares we get when we go out and stand every time one of the girls leaves or comes back to the table.

TBS, I agree with what you said here, and rather like it. But I, personally, wouldn't say anything.

Normally, I wouldn't either, but the question was asked what I would say if I did say something.

But, if someone leaves and never comes back because someone asked them to take their hat off, they were probably looking for an excuse to begin with, imo.

I agree.

 

[ktn4eg]

One of our church's members has had to undergo treatment to remove a tumor from the top front part of his skull. A skin graft was used to cover that portion where the operation took place.

As a result, he wears a hat during the services. His not doing so would probably be more of a distraction than not wearing one.

I don't have a problem with this, and I doubt whether anyone else in our church does either (especially since he's one of our most beloved brothers).