very surprised at the reaction at church.

**Marshal Moroni** · 3rd August 10, 09:50 PM

Beerbeque,

Rant on:
Speaking as an LDS Kilted member of this forum, I find your comments uncalled for and rude. It is rude to make light of things that others consider sacred, especially when you don't know what you are talking about.
End of rant.

For others please excuse my input, but this thread has gone places that are not helpful.

Regards,

Marshal Moroni

**CDNSushi** · 3rd August 10, 10:38 PM

Originally Posted by Marshal Moroni

Speaking as an LDS Kilted member of this forum, I find your comments uncalled for and rude. It is rude to make light of things that others consider sacred, especially when you don't know what you are talking about.

Speaking as a non-LDS kilted member of this forum, I agree with Marshal.

From the forum rules:

Rule #2
– Posts by ‘Trolls’, posts known as ‘Feeding the Troll', any ‘Flaming’, direct attack against another member, or inciting a Vendetta, are serious disruptions of pleasant discussion and cannot be tolerated.

Rule #3
– Pornography, nudity, sexually explicit material of any kind, or embedded links to such material, have no place on this forum. Profanity in the form of abusive, vulgar or irreverent language is also not acceptable.

Rule #4
- Intolerance for our fellow human beings, of any kind, is inexcusable behavior in today’s world.

(highlights=mine).

**McClef** · 4th August 10, 12:17 AM

Yes indeed an uncalled for statement.

And it is clear that LDS kilted members do not experience the problems alleged as the garments are compatible with knee length attire. Besides which the young man won't have yet undergone the Temple endowment and is thus unlikely yet to be wearing them.

I wish people would read more and learn so they would have a better understanding and knowledge

This discussion is NOT about the pros and cons of a particular religion but about the actions of a certain individual in a position of authority with regard to where a kilt should or should not be worn. In that respect it is similar to other situations where folk experience problems when they wish to wear a kilt.

So please keep comments respectful and within the rules and spirit of this forum.

**Riverkilt** · 4th August 10, 02:09 AM

One thing about my little town of 6,000 out here in the boonies is we have one of the longest "church rows" in the country. When they were building the dam the government built most of the churches in a long row along the main drag, one beside the other, in most every denomination fielded, including the LDS Church. We also have a very strong presence of citizens with Traditional Navajo spiritual beliefs, followers of the Native American Church, folks who follow the traditional Four Directions, and New Age folks.

We all get along spiritually by tolerating each other's spiritual beliefs and ways - even if we think our friend may be crazy or going to Hell in a hand basket for not believing as we do. There is no synagog, but the Episcopal Church opens its doors and lets the local Jewish folks use the facility for their holiday celebrations. When the Episcopal church was remodeled, the Catholic church opened their doors for the Episcopal folks to hold their ceremonies there. It is common for a local Navajo to describe their spiritual beliefs as "Traditional and LDS."

I like to think some of that local tradition of tolerance slops over into acceptance of this old kilted geezer about town. Intolerance from a kiltie seems so out of place.

**Geoff Withnell** · 4th August 10, 05:20 AM

Riverkilt,
Your discussion of "church row" reminds me of my experience in Cinncinati, OH. Our synagogue was next door to a rather fundamentalist Christian Church. They used our parking lot as overflow on Sunday, and we used their's as overflow on Saturday. We built a new larger sanctuary add on to our building, as the Jewish community in Cinti was growing. The day we dedicated the new sanctuary, the church's billboard said "We thank God for the dedication of the new Northern Hills Synagogue sanctuary." Their minister and the president of their congregation came over with a letter of congratulation and a large floral display for our lobby. The title of my message says it all.

Geoff Withnell