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Church Official Calls for ‘All-Russian Dress Code’(No mini-skirts says Russian Orthodox priest)
The New York Times ^ | 18-Jan-2011 | ELLEN BARRY

Posted on 01/18/2011 12:32:52 PM PST by Cronos

A top official for the Russian Orthodox Church on Tuesday proposed creating an “all-Russian dress code,” lashing out at women who leave the house “painted like a clown” and “confuse the street with striptease.”.....

He argued that clothing is not a private business, and that he hoped that Russia would soon be a place where scantily-dressed women or men in track suits would not be admitted into public venues.

(Excerpt) Read more at nytimes.com ...


TOPICS: Culture/Society; Russia
KEYWORDS: fashion; mini; russia; russianorthodox
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I tend to agree with the Russian Priest /flame suit on!
1 posted on 01/18/2011 12:32:57 PM PST by Cronos
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To: MarMema; kosta50; kronos77; Kolokotronis; Honorary Serb

ping!


2 posted on 01/18/2011 12:34:36 PM PST by Cronos (Bobby Jindal 2012)
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To: Cronos

I am friendly with some Orthodox folks here in Manhattan. The priest, who is about my age (early 50s)really gets peeved when women come in in mini-skirts. Some of the more pious people wear head-coverings. He doesn’t want the guys coming in wearing t-shirts and gym shorts. But this priest in Russia is advocating a dress code for more than just church. OK, ladies, drag out that babushka.


3 posted on 01/18/2011 12:39:54 PM PST by brooklyn dave (Support your local Tea Party)
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To: brooklyn dave

A German court just ruled that women must wear bras at work. White or Flesh colored only and the women must have clean finger nails. Please cue up the photo from Bananas.


4 posted on 01/18/2011 12:43:10 PM PST by massgopguy (I owe everything to George Bailey)
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A German court just ruled that women must wear bras at work.

The ACLU would be all over that one like maggots on garbage.

5 posted on 01/18/2011 12:45:37 PM PST by ScottinVA (The West needs to act NOW to aggressively treat its metastasizing islaminoma!)
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To: Cronos
I tend to agree with the Russian Priest /flame suit on!

“If she is actively inviting contact, and then is surprised that this contact ends with a rape, she is all the more at fault.”

Oh yeah. Nothing to disagree with there. /s

6 posted on 01/18/2011 12:51:14 PM PST by PalmettoMason (It's easy being a menace to society when WAY OVER half the population is happy being sheep.)
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To: Cronos

Do you also agree with the Taliban? I believe they’re not pleased with mini-skirts either.

How about just “No fat chicks”? I could support that one.


7 posted on 01/18/2011 12:56:51 PM PST by ozzymandus
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To: Cronos

In other news, a study has found that children who play on the interstate highways are killed by cars more often than those children who play in their backyards.


8 posted on 01/18/2011 1:04:03 PM PST by Balding_Eagle (Overproduction, one of the top five worries of the American Farmer each and every year..)
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To: Cronos

If I had a role to play regarding Russian morality, it might be awhile before I got around to a dress code for non-ecclesiastical functions


9 posted on 01/18/2011 1:04:59 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Obama. Chauncey Gardiner without the homburg.)
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To: Cronos

10 posted on 01/18/2011 1:07:03 PM PST by BenLurkin (This post is not a statement of fact. It is merely a personal opinion -- or humor -- or both)
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To: Cronos

Have we exported some kooks to Russia///????


11 posted on 01/18/2011 1:07:45 PM PST by org.whodat
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To: Cronos
He looks like Orson Welles. Maybe he wants everyone in Soviet overcoats.


12 posted on 01/18/2011 1:11:47 PM PST by LibFreeOrDie (Obama promised a gold mine, but will give us the shaft.)
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To: BenLurkin

awwwwwwwwwwwwww :D


13 posted on 01/18/2011 1:24:19 PM PST by MissDairyGoodnessVT
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To: Cronos

When truth is spoken to corruption - well look who howls.


14 posted on 01/18/2011 1:28:06 PM PST by don-o (He will not share His glory; and He will NOT be mocked! Blessed be the name of the Lord forever.)
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To: Cronos

Obviously girls wearing revealing clothes should not drink in places where rapists drink.


15 posted on 01/18/2011 1:30:03 PM PST by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
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To: Cronos
He argued that clothing is not a private business, and that he hoped that Russia would soon be a place where scantily-dressed women or men in track suits would not be admitted into public venues.

I'd settle for a law that forces men to remove their hats when they're inside.

16 posted on 01/18/2011 1:33:43 PM PST by HIDEK6
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“If I had a role to play regarding Russian morality, it might be awhile before I got around to a dress code for non-ecclesiastical functions”

Well, you have to start somewhere. This may be a good place.

Some seem to think the two choices are: burkas or public nudity.

I think there is a solid middle.

You could set basic community standards without destroying freedom. We already have laws against public nudity, and we seem to be coping with those just fine.


17 posted on 01/18/2011 1:41:41 PM PST by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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To: Cronos

The priesthood is the enemy of freedom, no priest ridden people ever have full freedom. The guy is clearly deranged,,, Russian women should dress just the way they do. Can’t believe we might have nuked them,,, all those hotties!


18 posted on 01/18/2011 1:51:04 PM PST by DesertRhino (I was standing with a rifle, waiting for soviet paratroopers, but communists just ran for office)
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To: Persevero
Actually laws against public nudity are not universal in the US. There are states where it is perfectly legal to be nude.

I'm not sure the Orthodox Priest has a role to play enforcing his views on non-church members. I wouldn't want Mormons or Baptists, for example, deciding the issue of liquor permits for everyone. He should counsel his flock and grow it if he can.

19 posted on 01/18/2011 1:54:08 PM PST by muir_redwoods (Obama. Chauncey Gardiner without the homburg.)
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To: muir_redwoods

In what state can you walk around nude in public?


20 posted on 01/18/2011 1:58:08 PM PST by Persevero (Homeschooling for Excellence since 1992)
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