Sacred Garments

People of faith often wear special clothing or accessories as a reminder of their religious beliefs and commitments. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are no exception. We have Temple garments we often call sacred garments.  Spoken of by some Mormons with levity and humor as "Jesus Jammies."  But for many that is as sacrilegious as calling them Magic Underwear, but that's maybe being a bit defensive from having what you consider sacred consistently mocked.
As an example, the Jewish tallit katan (prayer shawl), which is often placed beneath street clothing, temple garments are worn by faithful Mormons underneath regular clothes. These garments are simple, white clothing composed of two pieces: a top piece like a T-shirt and a bottom piece like a pair of shorts. Garments serve the same purpose as the Jewish tzitzit also worn under everyday clothes, to remind us of our covenants with God.  Specifically it reminds us of our commitment to love, honor, worship, and follow Jesus Christ.
Biblical scripture contains several references to the wearing of special garments, like the tzitzit. In the Hebrew Bible the Israelites are specifically instructed to turn their garments into personal reminders of their covenants with God (see Numbers 15:37-41).
Because of the personal and religious nature of the temple garment, LDS members ask others to treat the subject with respect. This includes referring to Mormon temple garments with the same sensitivity given to the religious vestments of other faiths. Calling them "Magic Underwear" "Holy Underoos" and making jokes about sharting in them as I have seen repeatedly on Facebook and other social media for example is contemptible.
When I see these comments posted about Mitt Romney and then I challenge those comments by pointing out the anti-Mormon sentiment of them people either take great offense to being called anti-Mormon or they laugh it off and say "For the love of pasta, him being Mormon has nothing to do with it."  However, when you make jokes about someones sacred articles of clothing, that many faiths have, you are doing just that-making it about his faith.  
And using the term anti-Mormon to describe those sentiments and comments is not pejorative it is simply factual, so people taking great offense for being called out on their B.S. actually makes me laugh.
For example mocking the sacred nature of tzitzit would be anti-Semitic.  And a good technique to figure out whether someone is truly being anti-Mormon is to replace the word Mormon with Jew and if it reads as anti-Semitic then it is anti-Mormon.  The PC police and mainstream media do not seem to realize this, either that or they don't care.  Seems like both to me to be honest.
Jewish articles of clothing can include:
Tefillin are a pair of black leather boxes containing scrolls of parchment inscribed with bible verses. The hand-tefillin, or shel yad, is worn by Jews wrapped around the arm, hand and fingers, while the head-tefillin, or shel rosh, is placed above the forehead. They serve as a symbol of Moses bringing the children of Israel out of Egypt..
Tefillin are cubic worked leather boxes painted black with leather straps, dyed black on one side, that Jews wear on their head and their upper arm during weekday morning prayers. This tradition has been active for thousands of years.
And during Jesus' time they were worn daily, Jesus actually chides those who wear enlarged Tefillin so as to amplify their piety and thereby use it as a status symbol. 
"But all their works they do for to be seen of men: they make broad their phylacteries, and enlarge the borders of their garments." (Matthew 23:5)
Tzitzit or tzitzis are fringes or tassels worn by observant Jews on the corners of four-cornered garments, including the tallit. Since they are considered by Orthodox tradition to be a time-bound commandment, they are worn only by men; Conservative Judaism regards women as exempt from wearing tzitzit, not as prohibited.
  "30 And Jesus, immediately knowing in himself that virtue had gone out of him, turned him about in the press, and said, Who touched my clothes? 31 And his disciples said unto him, Thou seest the multitude thronging thee, and sayest thou, Who touched me? 32 And he looked round about to see her that had done this thing. 33 But the woman fearing and trembling, knowing what was done in her, came and fell down before him, and told him all the truth. 34 And he said unto her, Daughter, thy faith hath made thee whole; go in peace, and be whole of thy plague."  (Mark 5:30-34)
Remember the story where a sick woman reaches out for the hem of Jesus garments?  This is the article of clothing she was reaching for, the holiest part of clothing on the holiest man to ever live and rather than infect Jesus his Holiness infected her and she was cured-instantly.  Jesus' response? "Who touched me?"
Traditionally they were woven out of eight threads tied into five knots. These tassels served to remind the people to keep Yahweh's commandments and not to follow their own desires (Num 15:38ff; cf, Deut 22:12; Mt 9:20; Mt 14:36; Mt 23:5). These are some examples of Biblical commandments to wear certain sacred garments. For a faith based on a saving history and a law, memory is crucial to preserving its integrity and part of that memory is to follow the traditions based on these commandments to wear these garments to thus remind ourselves of the covenants and promises we have made to and share with God.  
A kippah or yarmulke (also called a kappel or "skull cap") is a thin, rounded skullcap traditionally worn at all times by observant Jews (also by Muslim and Christian Catholic cardinals, bishops) typically men in these traditions though sometimes by both men and women in Conservative and Reform communities. Its use is associated with demonstrating respect and reverence for God.
And then there is the Islamic Burka for women.
These articles of clothing are sacred and should be treated with respect, no pundit or pastor could mock any one of these articles of religious clothing without being called a bigot, except for LDS garments.  The PC police care not when it's Mormons being defamed and disparaged for what they consider to be sacred.  It's not OK to be anti-Semitic or to vilify Islam but if you want to mock, defame or strip Mormons of their Christianity, the very core of our faith, go ahead.  It's fashionable now. 
Jon Stewart has gone out of his way to defend Mormons.  When asked about it he basically said he does it because we have faced persecution throughout our entire existence, ya know, like the Jews!  So he feels a kinship with us and I with him.  He is thought provoking, wickedly intelligent and deadly funny so we couldn't have a better class of gentleman in our corner these days. 
Take a look at his defense of our faith  here, here and here. 
However when we screw up which we inevitably will, he will nail us on it, we are held to the same standards as any other faith, at least with Stewart. It's true equality, defending us from persecution while holding us to account for our mistakes, that is truly fair is it not?
And that is what's truly wanting in the modern discussion about LDS sacred garments, the treatment of what we consider to be sacred given the same respect as the sacred vestments and articles of clothing of every other world faith.