The workers refused to let me back because they said I was not her husband. I argued, my wife's choir members argued but somehow the temple workers were certain I was not her husband.
I'm sure my long hair, earrings, and facial hair had nothing to do with the crap treatment I received at Temple Square.
It disgusts me to be treated this way, or to see people be treated this way which happens frequently.
When did we as a culture decide we can judge a book by the cover and that we know all we need to know based on an outward appearance?
24 Judge not according to the appearance, but judge righteous judgment. John 7:24
Judging righteously according to Jewish literature since before Christ, means giving one the benefit of the doubt.
It means not assuming you know everything there is to know about someone based on their appearance.
This last week a Utah high school made national news for photoshopping more clothes on the girls and not touching up the boys photos at all, never even once.
So this Utah school forced it's girls to abide by someone else's standards rather than their own.
When your actions are so puritanical that Fox News becomes the voice of reason, you need to reevaluate your stance. And maybe several other things in your life.
Why is it so hard to just reach out and get to know people and just accept them for who they are? Why is it so wrong to allow people to live life by their own standards rather than our own?
Where do scriptures command a certain style of dress and grooming?
