outback to jungle

Musings on experiences of volunteering in Papua New Guinea with some gratuitous domestic social and public comment

Friday, October 27, 2006

what the Christian Bible says

about modesty: From 1 Tim 2.9 "I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes but with good deeds appropriate for women who profess to worship God." Furthermore Paul to Timothy goes on "And Adam was not the one deceived; it was the woman who was deceived and became a sinner."
We all need to as the saying goes take a cold shower before condemning anyone. The Sheik used a contextually inappropriate metaphor probably on account that he was unaware that "meat" for women was a real put down in the unenlightened days of sexism in Australia. We have censors of TV to ensure programmes are appropriately classified for the very purpose of ensuring tantalising images of either a provocative or violent nature are not viewed by the public.
Then we need to reflect that it was not so long ago that the "AIDS was God's revenge on homosexuality" slogan was being whispered in our community - another instance of victim blaming. We did not suggest then that the whisperers be deported.

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