Mennonites & Fashion (Part 2)
Those of you who have a different interpretation of the words jewelry, makeup, etc., below are some Mennonite churches you might consider joining. Now these churches are what I would categorize as liberal or "freedom" Mennonites. Read on.
EMMC (Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church) is the biggest non-conservative church within the Mennonite culture in Belize. Almost anything goes. Hip-hop music, funky hairstyles, very casual clothing, (some young girls have worn very little at the beaches), beer and wine, rednecks. Punks and rednecks were more common at one time in Spanish Lookout until the community leaders became aware of the drug dealings and other questionable things going on at night on the community roads. Many of them left for Canada. A few have returned to settle down.
Besides the EMMC, there are some more of these liberal churches scattered around. Some are halfway between liberal and conservative, others lean toward a liberal lifestyle while sticking to traditional mindsets. In one church I have visited, I was surprised to see one day a girl in torn leggings leading the worship. The drum boys were wearing sweatshirts, the guitarists wore tattoos, and the organ girl seemed to have forgotten how to sit properly with a short skirt. I felt embarassed but didn't know how to tell her without causing a spectacle.
Although many girls and their mothers in these churches care little how they dress, there are still those who do care; they use makeup, cut their hair, but prefer to use long pants and shirts that cover their cleavage and fall below the buttocks. Same goes for some of the men, they prefer button shirts tucked into their pants, neat hairstyle, and long pants only.
EMMC (Evangelical Mennonite Mission Church) is the biggest non-conservative church within the Mennonite culture in Belize. Almost anything goes. Hip-hop music, funky hairstyles, very casual clothing, (some young girls have worn very little at the beaches), beer and wine, rednecks. Punks and rednecks were more common at one time in Spanish Lookout until the community leaders became aware of the drug dealings and other questionable things going on at night on the community roads. Many of them left for Canada. A few have returned to settle down.
Besides the EMMC, there are some more of these liberal churches scattered around. Some are halfway between liberal and conservative, others lean toward a liberal lifestyle while sticking to traditional mindsets. In one church I have visited, I was surprised to see one day a girl in torn leggings leading the worship. The drum boys were wearing sweatshirts, the guitarists wore tattoos, and the organ girl seemed to have forgotten how to sit properly with a short skirt. I felt embarassed but didn't know how to tell her without causing a spectacle.
Although many girls and their mothers in these churches care little how they dress, there are still those who do care; they use makeup, cut their hair, but prefer to use long pants and shirts that cover their cleavage and fall below the buttocks. Same goes for some of the men, they prefer button shirts tucked into their pants, neat hairstyle, and long pants only.
