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#1: Last night I went to this Church of God, which was unlike any church I've ever been to, but there was this guy there that I had a question about. He had this little.. hat.. thing. My sister told me it was Jewish. And he had this scarf-looking thing. Sash? Something? Some lady told me it was a "prayer sash." Then he blew this horn thing! Some guy told me it was a "ram's horn" like someone (i think jacob) blew in the bible. Anyway, is that Jewish? Do Jewish people go to Church of God churches? Do they always have to wear those things on their heads and things around their necks? Aaaand, do they all have those horns?
#2: On my computer, when I click "View Source," how come it doesn't work?
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I'm afraid I don't know. But there was only one guy with a hat, sash-thing, and horn. There was, however, one other guy with that hat. The guy with the horn waved him down.. with the horn..
Forgive me if it's offensive to call it a "hat." I really wish I knew what it WAS called. :\
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The hat is presumably a yarmulke. When and and by whom it is worn varies from movement to movement.
The prayer shawl is called a tallit. Again, usage varies.
The ram's horn, or shofar, is traditionally only blown on the High Holidays in the autumn, so I can't tell you what's up with that. Perhaps it's a Church of God thing, not a Jewish thing.
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Good links, ambyr! I see you are a fellow CA resident. Welcome to Hatrack!
Tater, a yarmulke is also called a kipah. They can be knitted, suede, or cloth.
There are, as wikipedia mentioned to types of talit (also pronounced talis). A talit katan (small talit) is more commonly referred to as tzitzit (lit. fringes). It looks like this, and is commonly worn under the shirt. A talit gadol (large talit) is what is commonly meant when one refers to a talit, and it looks like this. It is worn primarily during prayer, and is donned over the clothes (and head), like a shawl.
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The name Church of God is used by an extremely wide variety of Christian syncretic sects and cults; ranging from sects fairly close to mainline Christianity to the English-language branches of a Brazilian-origin cult (the fastest growing religion in the world) which combines Christian fundamentalism with "Judaic"* garb/rites/symbols/etc with the erm...odder aspects of Moonies, JackChick, NewAge, VonDanikenism, Santeria, Scientology, etc.
For more precise information on the particular church you are inquiring about, use the ApologeticsIndex searchengine on "Church of God" The searchengine box is located in the lefthand column, and the search typed in the box can be deleted and replaced with your keywords/phrases. The site has its own biases, but the contributors are also rather obvious about them.
In recent memory, (a version of) the Church of God made headlines when seven of its members were murdered during church services in a hotel conference room. Which gave excuse for the NRA and similar organizations to converge upon the state to lobby for the "right" of everyone to carry concealed weapons at all times; including into bars, schools, and churches. And I think that Before that, (a version of) the "Church of God" was made infamous by a preacher who beat children as part of the worship services. Before that, a preacher of (a version of) the "Church of God" killed a child during "exorcism" to rid him of a psychiatric condition. In other words, there are one heck of alotta preachers running a "Church of God" which may or may not have anything to do with the various Church of God sects and cults described at the ApologeticsIndex site.
* Had to use "Judaic" in quotations cuz the borrowings are more imaginative ala Cecil B.DeMille than actually resembling the garbs/etc of Jewish culture&history.
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