Church is not a discotheque Prof. Nicholas DSouza
What the church is doing is only with respect of its own flock and in the church premise. If women chose to dress the way they want, then people have a right not to be distracted. While this problem of immodestly is coming to Goa, this happens not so much in Sunday mass as compared to nuptials. Problems pertaining to casual attire is creeping into Sunday Mass. There is a difference between being attractively dressed and immodestly dressed. A bride doesnt have to be provocatively dressed in order to look attractive. The church is not a discotheque or a beach where anything goes. We tend to forget that the church is a place of prayer and worship and that, we are in the presence of God who does not expect us to be making a fashion statement. We have a strict dress code at the Nirmala College and those who dress immodestly are sent home. After all, our students will be the future teachers and if they go to class in an immodest attire, they will only distract students. (The writer is a professor at Nirmala College of Education at Panjim) Heraldo, 25th July 2005 http://www.goa-world.com/goa/poems http://www.mail-archive.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=gulf-goans_yahoogroups_com&restrict=&exclude=&words=Lino+B.+Dourado __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
