This isn’t the craziest rule, just the first one I’m elaborating on…as I said before, I’m not posting these according to level of craziness since they’re pretty much all on the same level…with that said…
Pants that end just below the knee (aka shorts) on men are sinful. However, girls can wear skirts ranging in length from just below the knee to the floor and it’s modest.
Now that statement alone would be enough to make a person question the sanity of that rule, but let me just throw out one of the major arguments in favor of the women’s dress standard:
Men are turned on by sight and therefore women should dress modestly so we don’t cause them to sin (I just summed up at least an hours worth of sermon in that one statement—wow, I’m good. LOL).
Now taking that argument, wouldn’t the rule make more sense if it was the other way around? Not that I’m saying it should be, just that it would make more sense if it was. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not disagreeing with modesty, because the Bible DOES call for modesty, I’m simply saying that modesty is subjective. As in, something that God shows you as an individual, not something that can be defined by a set of rules.
I personally do not feel anything wrong with skirts that are below the knee or longer, and I’d have to say that the majority of conservatives would agree with that statement.
However, on the flip side (and the majority of conservatives would NOT agree with this statement), I do not feel anything is wrong with PANTS that are below the knee or longer.
Strangely enough, I don’t walk around drooling at the sight of a man’s calf or shin, and in all seriousness, I don’t generally walk around looking at the legs of guys in shorts, period. And I don’t know of anyone who does. Seriously, I mean even if I were to notice a guys legs, they usually look kinda like their arms and it’s not something that would give a girl heart palpitations or anything. And although I can’t speak from a guy’s perspective, I don’t think they lust after our calves or shins (especially not mine, thanks to a childhood as a tomboy). LOL.
Perhaps I’m wrong. It wouldn’t be the first time, but I just can’t see any sense in this rule.
I always wondered that same thing growing up. Doesn't make any sense to me. And there surely isn't any Bible on it. Modesty is more than just outward appearance. Modesty is also how we treat others in our behavior, speech, etc. It's so easy to get hung on how ppl look. Ppl can look modest on the outside, but have a sinful, hypocritical heart...which isn't modesty at all.
ReplyDeleteYes, modest definitely includes many different aspects. Unfortunately, outward appearances seem to outweigh the rest...I guess because it IS so easy for people to get hung up there.
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