But there wasn't & there isn't a going-to-church dress code in Orthodox Christianity. The Christians that Khalid Yasin is refering to are the Catholics & the Protestands. Believe it or not, theologically Orthodoxy - especially the Greek version - has more in common with Islam than it has with Catholisism & Protestandism, let alone Evangelism. Both societies (Greek Orthodox & Islamic Arabic) have more in common too but not in the dressing code for women which is simply a practical thing. Thank U.
Both my grondmothers were agriculturers living in villages of the Greek countryside were life & the society there was not as easy as it was in the cities. Their dressing code was to cover everything of course & especially their heads & hair when they were cultivating the fields. It was to protect their hair & heads from the dirt. That practical. I suppose that for Islam too, a religion born in the harshnes of the desert, it's even more practical for both women and men to cover almost everything.
Now, both my grandmothers (one living in the village & the other emigrated in her 30s from the village to Athens) were wearing their scarves (the equivelant of the hijab) when they were going out to cultivate their fields since they were both agriculturers. They didn't have to wear it when they were going to the Church as no woman was wearing it in the Church because there's no divine rule in Orthodoxy for that. Please see my 3rd and last message.
That was a witty speach that shows it comes from the heart. Apart from that, as far as comparing the Islamic dress code to that of the Christian women just 40-50 years ago, as a Greek Orthodox Christian that I am I have to say that what you compare is the Catholic & Protestand women's dressing codes with that of Islam. Please see my next messege.
But there wasn't & there isn't a going-to-church dress code in Orthodox Christianity. The Christians that Khalid Yasin is refering to are the Catholics & the Protestands. Believe it or not, theologically Orthodoxy - especially the Greek version - has more in common with Islam than it has with Catholisism & Protestandism, let alone Evangelism. Both societies (Greek Orthodox & Islamic Arabic) have more in common too but not in the dressing code for women which is simply a practical thing. Thank U.
tragoodosaurus1 5 months ago
Both my grondmothers were agriculturers living in villages of the Greek countryside were life & the society there was not as easy as it was in the cities. Their dressing code was to cover everything of course & especially their heads & hair when they were cultivating the fields. It was to protect their hair & heads from the dirt. That practical. I suppose that for Islam too, a religion born in the harshnes of the desert, it's even more practical for both women and men to cover almost everything.
tragoodosaurus1 5 months ago
Now, both my grandmothers (one living in the village & the other emigrated in her 30s from the village to Athens) were wearing their scarves (the equivelant of the hijab) when they were going out to cultivate their fields since they were both agriculturers. They didn't have to wear it when they were going to the Church as no woman was wearing it in the Church because there's no divine rule in Orthodoxy for that. Please see my 3rd and last message.
tragoodosaurus1 5 months ago
That was a witty speach that shows it comes from the heart. Apart from that, as far as comparing the Islamic dress code to that of the Christian women just 40-50 years ago, as a Greek Orthodox Christian that I am I have to say that what you compare is the Catholic & Protestand women's dressing codes with that of Islam. Please see my next messege.
tragoodosaurus1 5 months ago