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by abraham medina on June 26th, 2004

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What Christian religions require certain types of clothing to be worn by believers?

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  • by Bibliophile_kg on July 29th, 2004

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    Anabaptist denominations Amish, "Black Bumper" Mennonite and Old Brethern all require a very consevative dress, with a head covering.

    The Amish are probably the best known, due to their relative isolation; yet images of them in various movies. They are required to wear the following:
    All:
    no modern fixings (no zippers, velcroe, buttons or pockets)
    Natural, homespun clothe. Doesn't have to be made by the wearer, but not made in a factory.
    The cloth is died by hand, thus there are limited colors. However, many people think the Amish only wear dark colors. When I went to college in the Hershey, PA area, I saw some women who wore dresses of a beautiful blue color.
    Additional strictures for Women: head coverings, uncut hair up in a bun, single color dresses with skirts down to the mid calf and longer.
    Additional strictures for Men: beards after marriage, dark suits, suspenders, straw or black hats.
    For more information on the Amish see
    http://www.religioustolerance.org/amish.htm
    http://www.800padutch.com/amish.shtml

    Mennonites have varying denominations, which range in their requirements.
    The more liberal Conservative Mennonite Church discourages immodest dress, meaning no mini skirts and such.
    The Old Order Mennonites were nicknamed "Black Bumper" in the Hershey, PA area because they would actually paint any chrome on the car black. Women and girls are to wear dresses below the knees and modest (I did see girls in short sleeves, but certainly nothing revealing, I don't know the specific requirements), in addition they are required to wear tie shoes and not to maintain a long hairstyle (no bangs, etc.)
    Two of my fellow students were girls from Old School Mennonite families. They, like the Amish, have a period of time that they can expand and experiement before they must decide to commit to the community or not. In fact the Old Order Mennonite and the Old Order Amish actually share their roots.

    The Brethren are much the same as the Mennonites as far as having several denominations that vary in strictness. I occasionally attended a liberal United Brethren in Christ church while in college. Some of the older women wore head coverings to church, but it was not required and considered a "older generation" practice.
    On the other hand, in my current state of VA, there are Old Order Brethren communities that wear clothing that remind me of the Old Order Mennonite communities in PA.

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    • these are the ones I was thinking of.

      wfbrad

      by wfbrad on December 3rd, 2004

    • There are also some baptist denominations that require their women to wear long skirts.

      Mimi Roberts

      by Mimi Roberts on December 31st, 2004

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