Buckle
February 23, 2010

The other day, I went to the mall with my little sister. She loves the store Buckle and I must admit that I like some of the interesting clothes they have there. Their jeans fit really well. Anyways, the enormous wall of brand new swimsuits caught my eye as my sister browsed the racks looking to something to spend her new Christmas gift certificate on. One of the swimsuits, in particular, grabbed my attention. You can see it to the right. It's a little difficult to read, but on the right, you can see a large cross. On the left, you can barely see the word "Sinful" (The clothing company's name). Ok, I'm not gonna lie... When I saw this, I had a minor panic attack in my heart. I though to myself "How is it that Satan has so cleverly aligned the word 'sinful' (the exact polar opposite of the Cross) with the Cross itself?" And, more importantly, how is it that in a culture where upwards of 80% of Americans align their religeous beliefs with Christianity, this is OK? How is it that no one has seen this or freaked out? I assume the answer to that is that the majority of "Christian" women do not see an issue with this. For me to say it genuinely upsets me to see this probably labels me as a legalist or a fundamentalist...and so be it. That's not the case, but oh well. Christ is not sinful. The cross is not sinful. It was the only pure thing that has ever been, and I would charge us as women to think before buying clothing from a store that sells clothes which so severely disdain the Cross. I personally had to tear myself away from an adorable hoodie because I simply could not purchase something from that store on principle. Believe me, this was difficult...the hoodie was cute. But, Christ is more important than a hoodie or nice clothes. Christ deserves our reverence. Let's show Him some, sisters. =)

P.S. I'm not gonna lie, Target is amazing. Let's shop there. Plus, they are super affordable. Clothing that glorifies Christ and prices that glorify Christ. How much better can it get?!? lol.

xoxo,
Ashley