StephenDiscipleofYHWH
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- Jul 11, 2018
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1. Now sister, I did not say that how they women dressed(or men for that matter) was the only reason they are harassed or lusted after I said it was One of the reasons, one that can easily corrected. As I have stated before we should first(both men and women) correct one problem, then afterward we can address the others. Dressing modestly is the simplest and easiest solution to the problem, not a 100% effective solution but even if it is 50% or 20% more effective then it has served a righteous purpose and was helpful. What is the harm in dressing modestly?Okay, this is likely just a rant thread. I seem to be good at those...
I'm not naming names, but a certain member has made a thread essentially implying that women are harassed by men because of how they dress. This seems to be an unfortunately all too common mindset in Christianity(and certainly a good chunk of other religions too). I, of course, vehemently disagree with it. Women get harassed and even raped regardless of what they wear. Blaming women for the predatory behaviour of men is just another form of victim blaming and I'm sick of it. When men are sexually harassed nobody goes up to them and asks them "what were you wearing?" so why do it to women?
Additionally, if a man claims to be Christian then why is he entertaining perverse thoughts towards women he's not married to anyway? As Christians we have a responsibility to control our sinful thoughts and blaming others for our own behaviour and dictating how they behave is getting into Pharisee territory. We are only responsible for our own salvation, nobody else's. That's up to God.
/end rant
2. I do ask men what they were wearing if they were sexually harassed that is why I advise men to wear loose fitting clothing and long sleeves so as not to drive women to lust after them.
3. Some men cannot control their lust(the same goes for women) and looking upon the form of those who are dressed immodestly makes their lust burn even hotter.
4. I agree, first we should ask ourselves if we are doing everything in our power to stop people from lusting after us, if we can say yes to this then we have done all that we can do.
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