We’re Eastern Orthodox... They even say:
No chewing gum
Don’t sit with your legs crossed
at my church, women are encouraged to wear skirts or dresses, dress modestly and veil. Men in slacks and button up shirts. However, this Sunday, I saw a woman breast feeding in mass. She covered herself, but I could not help but wonder if that was appropriate. Part of me sez, the mass is so important that she did not want to exclude herself or her child from it, yet another part of me found it a distraction...thoughts?
“We’re Eastern Orthodox... They even say:
No chewing gum
Don’t sit with your legs crossed”
HAHAHA! I know of what you write. In the Orthodox Church, as with many other things your mileage will vary a bit. Some jurisdictions are more lenient (the Greeks and Antiochians), while others are a bit more tightly wound (ROCOR)). I have seen parishes where a young man was communed in what looked like athletic shorts and a tank top, which I will be honest I thought was pushing the envelope. And I have also been in parishes where women are not admitted if they are wearing pants or their head is uncovered. But in general immodest and/or excessively casual dress is discouraged. And women are usually asked to go very light with the lipstick because cleaning the icons can be a bear.