Kilts in Church,..your experience?

[pbpersson]

I used to attend the same church Retro Red attends in central Phoenix but I moved to the far east side of town so needed to find a new church home. I did some research on the web of different churches and one HUGE church really wanted me to attend there. The senior pastor thought contemporary kilts were cool, sent me some Bible verses about how God wanted us to be the people He created us to be, and wanted us to enjoy and celebrate the gift of life. The pastoral staff was excited about me attending there, and the senior pastor said he might want to get a contemporary kilt after seeing mine.

However, that church was so far away.....I am now attending a church only seven miles from my new home. Their motto is - "We don't care what you wear, as long as you don't wear a speedo to church." The guys there have been really cool about my kilts although they did have questions. I just told them it is the most comfortable thing a guy can wear and after wearing trousers for 50 years, I thought it was time for a change.

I am one of the guys setting up and tearing down the sound equipment on stage and I also run the sound board so one could say I am a key piece of the worship service there.

[bikercelt1]

I am a cantor, song leader and lector. I wear my kilt every sunday because I gave up pants several years ago. While I respect the opinion of people who are concerned about being a distraction I decided that I should be true to myself and wear the kilt at church. There are enough distractions available on any given Sunday that I don't even rate a second glance anymore. Some people ask sincere questions, but oddly enough they don't ask me. They ask my parents. Since I'm 55 years old I think that's pretty absurd. Most parishioners don't even seem to notice any more and of the parishioners and visitors who do notice all of the interactions have been positive.

Jamie

[Kilted-Marine]

One of the Pastors at the Christian Church I attend helped out at the local irish fair here in minneapolis so we gave him a outfit (ie a clergy tartan sporran etc).. he wore it last sunday while he was playing in the band,,,, as a show of support I also wore my Scottish National... we had many folks take pictures of us and lots of folks came up and explain they were Scottish... Nobody said anything even slightly negative

[threebanger]

One of the Pastors at the Christian Church I attend ... wore it last sunday while he was playing in the band,... Nobody said anything even slightly negative

FC didn't mention that that weekend was the first time that guy had gone out in his new kilt and, as far as I know, the first time one had ever been worn in that particular congregation. Lots of questioning...and several "skirt" comments made as a good-natured poke in the ribs of a good friend, but yes, it was a very positive experience, and seemed to cause minimal distraction during the actual service.
I'm pretty sure there will be at least one more kilt in the congregation before long...