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Originally Posted by Crowbob
Well in the case of the hat in church; the man was exercising a good thing by attending which, according to true Christians, would make his dress irrelevant in the eyes of the Lord.
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I've thought about that too. Here he is trying to do the right thing but at the same time not comporting himself to what most would consider standard. So it is a fine line to point out the short coming and risk him walking away or going with it and setting new lower standard. Plus, I think "dress" in this setting is jeans vs suit, not whether one wears a hat. For the record: I had on jeans.
When I was stationed in Germany, the US Army Europe Command Sergeant Major had a commercial on Armed Forces TV. The gist was this: NCO's... when you walk by something that isn't up to standard and ignore it; you have created a new lower standard (thru your non-action). Although generally directed at NCOs it was a great lesson for everyone, officers included.