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With the arrival of warm weather in the US, we again face the double standard of allowing men, but--in most places--not allowing women to go topless in public. Why not?
Would those who are opposed to women going topless in public please address the following:
1). At no place in Scripture are women forbidden from going topless in public.
2). 1 Timothy 2:9 tells us that women are to dress modestly, however modestly is defined as adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes. Going topless is never mentioned. Nudity was actually much more common in Biblical times.
3). Romans 14:13 tells us not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother, but the allure of female breasts would diminish if women would regularly go topless in places where men commonly go topless. In addition we allow men to go topless in America(something that was illegal less than 100 years ago) with no concern that they might be placing a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of women.
4). Even if Scripture did forbid women from going topless, the US is a secular nation.
5). Men obviously can handle seeing women go topless because women regularly do so in many parts of the world.
6). If we are "created equal," how can we allow men to go without a shirt in public without allowing women to do the same?
Would those who are opposed to women going topless in public please address the following:
1). At no place in Scripture are women forbidden from going topless in public.
2). 1 Timothy 2:9 tells us that women are to dress modestly, however modestly is defined as adorning themselves, not with elaborate hairstyles or gold or pearls or expensive clothes. Going topless is never mentioned. Nudity was actually much more common in Biblical times.
3). Romans 14:13 tells us not to put a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of a brother, but the allure of female breasts would diminish if women would regularly go topless in places where men commonly go topless. In addition we allow men to go topless in America(something that was illegal less than 100 years ago) with no concern that they might be placing a stumbling block or hindrance in the way of women.
4). Even if Scripture did forbid women from going topless, the US is a secular nation.
5). Men obviously can handle seeing women go topless because women regularly do so in many parts of the world.
6). If we are "created equal," how can we allow men to go without a shirt in public without allowing women to do the same?