Shoes-Off in Churches?

In japan they take their shoes off in houses and in school as well!

I think its a good idea beacuse it keeps the floor clean.

In the U.S., many church sanctuaries are only heated when services are about to occur, since they are comparatively little-used during the week. Taking one's shoes off would be a good way to get frostbite!

Religiously speaking, churches are not considered "holy ground" as mosques are; they're simply places where people meet for worship. That being the case, there's no religious necessity for removing one's shoes.

I'm Jewish, and generally don't have occasion to be in any church. While I'd certainly follow the local custom, I wouldn't go as a visitor into a church that was shoeless unless I had no other choice.

I take my shoes off, but they are right by me. Once when visiting a church in Florida, I removed my shoes. They were sandals that were broken, but it was my only pair, I was homeless. I went forward after the service for prayer and when I returned to my seat my shoes were gone. Could not find them anywhere. I went to pick up my children and was telling the lady there that I could not find my shoes. She proceeded to take hers off and gave them to me. She also gave me $20 to buy food. I will never forget this lady.

If I knew beforhand so that I could have on some good socks... why not... not a problem for me.

I saw on TV about a Christian church for nudists... if it was as presented I would not have a problem even going that far... lot of variables to be sure... I see no reason for many of the "dress codes" that seem to control so many "churches" and congregations.... I am of the "come as you are" pov...so long as you can behave yourself

If the culture requests shoes off inside a building, then shoes off. It doesn't violate anything in Scriptures.

I just hope I get a matching set when I leave ;-}

It would be interesting. It reminds me of in the Old Testament when God told Moses to take off his shoes because he was on holy ground. But it might make people feel uncomfortable... and if someone's got really smelly feet it would be hard to focus on the worship.

In the East, people have cleaner feet. In the West our feet stink.

I would go for a shoes off rule if we first create a odor-eater rule.

We don't generally remove our shoes in our Sunday meetings, but we have done so in some of our prayer meetings, as we feel we are on holy ground with the presence of God. If anyone wants to go unshod in church it would not be seen as strange, and if my church asked us to do it, which it won't, I would probably be happy with it.

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I don't see what shoes on or off have to do with worshiping God. If a church requires one or the other, it would seem to me that they've missed the point. God doesn't care what we wear to church.