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I hope someone can answer my question. It is simply out of curiosity but it has bugged hubby and I for the past 24 hours. Yesterday we were shopping at Aldi's and there was a mom with her 5 kids shopping. She and her oldest daughter, maybe 8 or so were wearing scarves, almost like a veil but didn't cover their faces. The 2 little girls, about 2 or 3 did not wear them and the 2 little boys looked just like any little boys. I know they were not Mennonites because Mennonites wear head covers more like beanies. Mommy was pregnant again. None of them had olive skin and they were very attractive kids: not that is means anything. I just thought I would throw that in. They happened to be parked next to hubby and me. I noticed the car, an SUV had a message on the window: Sin is a choice, not an option.
Does anyone have a clue what religion or cult they might be part of?
thanks to both of you: we are in NWA. We do have a few Mennonites, but as I mentioned I am sure that is not what they were. Hubby thought Muslim. I am just accustom to think Muslim, dark skin, etc. I never considered there is nothing that says Muslims have to also be from the mid east. any other suggestions? Whatever they are, it certainly surprised us and got our curiosity up.
thanks to both of you: we are in NWA. We do have a few Mennonites, but as I mentioned I am sure that is not what they were. Hubby thought Muslim. I am just accustom to think Muslim, dark skin, etc. I never considered there is nothing that says Muslims have to also be from the mid east. any other suggestions? Whatever they are, it certainly surprised us and got our curiosity up.
I doubt they are Mennonites or Amish, as well, given that they drove (they were parked next to you) and were wearing regular clothes. Most members of those religions wear "uniforms" the style of which looks suspiciously like something you'd see in the 1800's.
Were the girls or the adult women wearing anything non-Western other than scarves? A lot of various non-Christian religions have women wearing specific clothes (men are often somehow excused from this restriction and can wear Western clothes without issue). Usually it's the Muslims who have the biggest issue with women and hair. I'm convinced that hair is the worst part of the human anatomy in their eyes - even though the Qu'ran is not all that specific in laying out its modesty rules. If memory serves, the Qu'ran only advises that women use their own judgment as to what to show and what to keep covered.
Even Hindu women can and do wear loose scarves on their heads - but it is highly unlikely that a non-Asian family actually converted to Hinduism. Most likely this family was Islamic since that religion has a significantly higher conversion rate among Westerners than Hinduism or other more exotic religions.
I would definitely guess Muslim. There are tons of non-middle-eastern Muslims in the world today. I can't imagine that they were Catholic or Eastern Orthodox, despite the bumper sticker.
If this was on a Sunday, it may have been a family returning from catholic Mass. There are some conservative Catholics who adhere to the old custom of females wearing head coverings
I would definitely guess Muslim. There are tons of non-middle-eastern Muslims in the world today. I can't imagine that they were Catholic or Eastern Orthodox, despite the bumper sticker.
We do have a lot of Muslims in NWA. My guess is that was what they are, but any other ideas, let me know. I do know the head coverings were nothing like the Roman Catholics wear.
I would definitely guess Muslim. There are tons of non-middle-eastern Muslims in the world today. I can't imagine that they were Catholic or Eastern Orthodox, despite the bumper sticker.
I'd also go with Muslim as most likely, and the bumper sticker, while it would be at home on the bumper of a Christian fundamentalist, is not incompatible with Muslim concepts of sin.
"Muslim" is a rather big tent, with many permutations and degrees of bondage & discipline. My only visit so far to a predominantly Muslim country is Turkey, and there I saw everything from what you describe, to burkas. Many different gradations of dress code. And in a secular democracy like Turkey there were also plenty of people dressing indistinguishably from westerners, even amongst the crowds celebrating Ramadan, which was going on while I was there.
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