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So long as you didn't wear a head scarf and we're spending plenty of money, you were fine, especially if you bought them a coffee and a donut
 

Not sure now but I know in the past the Catholic church had the ladies covering their heads with scarfs during the sermons. Men are bare headed except for parts in the ceremony.
 

Not just in the sermons Bob. The head was covered to enter the church. Women who had nothing else would place a lace handkerchief on their heads before coming inside. In Protestant churches it used to be the custom to wear a hat to a service but not just to venture inside. Little girls wore hats to Sunday school.

This is how we dressed for Sunday school or church when I was a girl

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I am the eldest in this photo and we were attending my aunt's wedding, dressed in Sunday best.
 
Yes, I do remember all that as I was raised as a Methodist. I have not been to a church since I was 20 so 62 years later do the churches still do those things in the Catholic or Protestant churches?
 
No Bob. Times have changed a lot since then. In those days ladies wore hats and gloves to go to 'town', as we called the city. No longer and church reflects societal trends too.
 
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It was an interesting day Underock. It was a cultural visit organised by our local council.

First we went to the mosque for talk and a Q and A session. The next stop was a Vietnamese Buddhist temple, really just a converted suburban house with a covered open air area at the back where we were served a morning tea.

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With one of the Buddhist monks

Next we were off to the Sikh gurudwara for another talk and a musical session followed by a vegetarian meal below the prayer hall. This was probably the best part of the day, the Sikhs were lovely.

Last we went down to the river bank for a talk on Aboriginal spirituality and bush tucker.

All of these places are within our local government area (Bankstown) We are multicultural, multiethnic and multifaith and we work hard at promoting harmony.
 
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Fantastic! From the very little I know of them, hospitality seems of major importance in Sikhism. That sounds like a really interesting day. If only the divisive dogmatists would get out of the way.
 
Sounds like an enlightening day. I'd love to do something like that. I've only been to a Buddhist monastery and temples.
 
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Fantastic! From the very little I know of them, hospitality seems of major importance in Sikhism. That sounds like a really interesting day. If only the divisive dogmatists would get out of the way.
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The Sikhs are egalitarian. They have rejected the caste system of India completely. For the meal we all sat on the floor and were served a vegetarian meal on a tin plate. No one is above anyone else and everyone takes their turn at providing the communal meal and at serving the community. There is no distinction between men and women either and I had a long conversation with one of the turbaned and bearded men without any awkwardness.
 
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