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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Certain groups of people have "nice" clothes and are fine wearing them to church.

Maybe church leaders figured out there are lots of other people who either don't always have freshly laundered nice clothes, [b]struggle with depression[/b] and it's an effort to just throw something on, or groups who aren't comfortable wearing "nice" clothes, but attend church much more often if they can be comfortable.

It was probably a wise decision to ease up on the dress expectations and welcome everyone to come as you are. More people in the pews to hear the preaching and not to mention, more offerings.

My friend attends an evangelical church with a band. Last week I checked the livestream to see if they were done and one guitar guy was wearing shorts, t-shirt and flipflops. No one seemed to mind, so I don't think God did either.[/quote]

I have MDD and so do lots of my family members. Turns out people have struggled with depression for a very long time. Guess what? Until the modern era, they still put on presentable clothing just to go grocery shopping. And definitely to go to church.

People with depression are not compelled to dress like slobs. It's a copout.[/quote]
Everyone is different.

My sister had severe depression - didn't brush her teeth for a year, extreme effort to get out of bed. She was very religious and wanted to go to church. The thought of finding a "nice" outfit in the chaos of her house, room and closet was overwhelming to her. It was all she could do to find a clean shirt to wear with the jeans or sweats she wore every day, and hopefully 2 shoes that matched.

She didn't look like a "slob" and sweats and a T were "presentable" enough. Luckily, her church did *not* care. Thankfully she wasn't sitting beside someone like you side-eyeing her outfit and saying not dressing "nice" was a copout. Or she would have just retreated back home and quit going to church. Getting out in public with a warm and welcoming church group was the first step in her overcoming the severe depression.

The relaxed dress codes are not aimed at people like you who have no comprehension of different people from different walks of life. They are aimed at people who are more comfortable in shorts and flipflops, leggings or a faded T and sweatpants. Or someone who is scraping up money for the laundromat and the only thing clean on Sunday is their jeans and an old shirt from a store opening. The church leaders and welcoming members know it's more important to meet people where they are. Put up no barriers to entry. Heck, if you are homeless, these churches don't even care if your shirt is stained and dirty. They are looking to meet the needs of all people, not expect a dress code.[/quote]

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