After we moved into our new house last year we started searching for a new church closer to where we live.  Many church visits later we decided to go deal with the 40 minute drive and go back to the church we were at.  Plus it is super close to Costco so we do our shopping after church.  That helped make our decision easier (plus we really like our Sunday School class). 

Today we went to the earlier and more contemporary service.  Before communion the pastor had a little talk about how we have freedom in this country and also freedom in Christ.  Agreed.  We were then told that if we wanted to we could take our shoes off before we went up for communion (in this service you also walk up for communion kind of like the Catholics without the priest).  The rationale for the shoe removal had something to do with being on "Holy" ground and having the christian liberty to do this.  I didn't quite follow the logic there.  He again said that it was our personal choice whether we wanted to do this or not. 

I walked up with my shoes on.  Most people were barefoot but the whole situation was very strange. 

Would you have removed your shoes?  For those that say yes, why?  Peer pressure or something else?