LJ-SEC: (ORIGINALLY POSTED BY sunfell)

This post from Talk To Action got my attention:

For whatever reason, in the USA, the "clergy shirt" (usually black with a little square of white) [This is properly called a "Roman Collar". -ed] seems to "command respect".

Really.

Just let a person wearing such a shirt walk into a room and watch how many people will suddenly change their behavourm usually for the better.

People will at least politely listen to folks wearing those odd shirts!

So we decided that when we would visit legislators and key politicians regarding GBLT issues, we clergy folks would wear "clergy shirts" even if those shirts weren't a part of our "Tradition".

Imagine the surprise of a politian when he was told that a group of clergy wanted to speak to him about a "gay rights" issuem - a group that looked like clergy, and talked like clergy - that was in favor of the issue!!

Very interesting. I have noted the same reaction to people wearing such shirts. Particularly when the wearers were white males. The reaction is not as positive if a female wears this garment, however.

Still, the OP's idea has some merit. There is no regulation as far as wearing this garment is concerned. It isn't like the kind of trouble you'd get into wearing genuine contemporary military uniforms without being enlisted (you can get nailed by the Uniform Code of Military Justice).

It would be very interesting to see how the use of clerical garb and the dispersal of positive Christian messages (or anti/counter- Dominionist messages) would pan out. People would listen- at least for a few minutes.

Sadly, many of the mouthpieces of the theocratic movement do not wear such garb. Still, it could be a worthwhile tool to utilize when needed. Here's a place where you can get such clothing. If you try this tactic, we'd appreciate hearing your story.