What happens when school or workplace dress codes conflict with apostolic values and beliefs?

Do believers have any legal recourse in these types of situations?

Stay tuned to hear Dr. David K. Bernard's answer to this important question.

Welcome to Apostolic Life in the 21st Century, a podcast dedicated to helping modern day believers

live out the teachings of the first century church. This podcast is part of the teaching ministry

of Dr. David K. Bernard. Dr. Bernard is dedicated his life to studying the Bible and helping

believers apply its message to their daily lives. Thank you for joining us for this

episode. This summer, there was a school district in North Texas that elicited some backlash when it

implemented a new dress code for students. And interestingly, some of the items that were on the band list

were dresses and skirts. This isn't the first time that we've seen school and workplace dress codes

that conflict with

apostolic values, particularly when it comes to issues such as gender distinction. So in nursing,

for example, we've seen some hospitals and clinics that will not allow nurses to wear dress as part

of their uniform. How do you feel like apostolic should respond to these types of situations?

And maybe from a legal standpoint, can an employer or a school district force a believer to

comply with these types of dictates? Well, first of all, let me start with scripture.

We do believe as apostolics that our dress should be different from the world. Specifically,

we believe in modesty of dress, avoiding ornamentation, and gender distinction between male and

female. In modern Western culture, that means we think men should wear pants but not skirts or

dresses. We think women should wear skirts and dresses, but not

pants. Now, if you haven't, if someone wants a theological discussion, I have a book called

In Search of Holiness, another book called Practical Holiness. Both of them discuss it from a

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