how are the behaviours and dress requirments required in your religion gained and how easy are they to keep?

Answer 1

They are gained from our interpretation of our sacred text, the Bible, and most of them are easy to keep, although many of us do not keep them.

They only really become hard to keep when they conflict with the culture of the place where we live. We then face opposition and sometimes persecution for our religious behaviours.

Another case when they are hard to keep is when they conflict with what we wish to do.

Examples:
A requirement not to work on Sabbath is easy to keep in countries that have a five day work week. In places where Saturday is a working day, not working on Sabbath can mean one loosing one's job, or even sometimes being threatened with imprisonment and torture (i know this from personal experience). There have also been recent high profile cases of religious people loosing their jobs for wearing religious dress here in the UK.

A requirement to avoid sex outside of marriage is easy for those who come from cultures where doing so is the norm, but difficult for those who grew up in cultures that believe that sex outside of marriage is a good thing.

A requirement not to smoke or take drugs is easy for people who have been brought up not to smoke or take drugs, but difficult for addicts who convert to the religion requiring them to quit.

A requirement to be unselfish and altruistic, that is, to place the welfare of others above the wefare of oneself and to behave in ways that benefit others even when it is detrimental to oneself, is difficult for most people i think, because fallen human nature is selfish (even Atheists like Richard Dawkins of "The Selfish Gene" fame would agree).

However, in spite of the difficulties, it actually becomes very easy once we submit ourselves to God, because although it is difficult for us to behave in ways that go against our fallen human nature or the conditioning of our culture, it is easy for God, and when we submit ourselves to God's will, God gives us the strength and the will to behave according to his perfect and benevolent nature instead of our selfish inclinations.

Answer 2

Muslim women are required to cover all of their body except for the face and hands and men have to cover from the navel to the knee.

Quran calls this mode of dressing "modest". Muslims, male and female, are expected to dress without exposure of intimate body parts as expressed in the Qur'an:

"Say to the believing men that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty: that will make for greater purity for them: And Allah is well acquainted with all that they do." [24:30]
"And say to the believing women that they should lower their gaze and guard their modesty; that they should not display their beauty and ornaments except what (must ordinarily) appear thereof; that they should draw their veils over their bosoms ... " [24:31]
"O Prophet! Tell thy wives and thy daughters and the women of the believers to draw their cloaks close round them. That will be better, so that they may be recognized and not annoyed. Allah (SWT) is ever Forgiving, Merciful." [33:59]
However, there are many different interpretations of what "modesty" requires. See the article on hijab for an extended discussion of modest dress.

Shoes are not allowed in the mosque and must be left at the door. No special clothing is required for worship. Believers are required to dress modestly, according to the customs of their community

All Muslims wash, or perform ablutions, before prayer, called wudu. Most mosques have some facilities for washing the hands and feet before entering the mosque

Answer 3

There is no scriptural dress requirements for the Christian religion, however it is expected that you will dress in something that is not provocative.

In my church the older men wear suits and ties, the younger often come in casual wear like a polo shirt and slacks.
Some churches even allow men to wear short sleeve shirts with short pants.

Women wear anything that is not too revealing. A blouse and slacks or skirts, suits, dresses, whatever they feel they look good in.

Anyone that requires more is creating their own rules, and you might avoid those.

grace2u

Answer 4

Being a Solitary Pagan, my behavior is left up to me. As for dress code.... That's easy enough to keep. *wink* A lot of Pagans prefer skyclad.

Answer 5

Dress so as not to be a plaything for the ignorant.

The Baha'i Faith
www.bahai.org

Answer 6

One time, when I have attended a mass, the priest told us that all you have to do is "take a bath to keep your self clean and the Devil could bother you."

Answer 7

We have to give alot of money so the minister can look like a pimp.

Answer 8

Easy dress modestly, not sexy, tight or revealing.

Islam