I'm not exactly a religious person, so I can accept the idea that modesty can vary from place to place.
Still, I would say that contrary to all the stuff that people say about appearance not mattering, appearance matters very much, at least in society.
It was said in the past that the real man...
For some reason a lot of atheists defend Buddhist and Jews. They claim that Buddhism doesn't believe in "god" so that they need not be a target, but I could never understand why Judaism gets an exception that is not made for Christianity or Islam.
What I found odd is that clothing seems to be deteriorating all the time. Sure, fashions change, and in modern times nobody would wear something that somebody wore in the 1600's, nonetheless, until very recently the way one dressed expressed spiritual and cultural identity.
Sadly, even...
O'Grady: Behind the Campaign to Smear the Pope - WSJ.com
Thoughts?
The Argentine media's reaction to the Pope's election reminds me of the almost identical smear campaign by the Soviet government against John Paul II. To a lesser degree, Benedict XIV was also smeared because of his German...
What, in your opinion is socially acceptable or modest dress?
Do you think that modest clothing are necessary in today's society, or are such restrictions merely unnecessary social conventions?
There are a number of Indian people in Jamaica; they are in fact the third largest group after in the country.
Indo-Jamaican - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Personally I think that he wasn't perfect, and his government wasn't either. That said, he had a vision for his country and was one of the few leaders who had the bravery to stand for an alternative to American neo-liberalism in South America. I'm not saying that he's a great leader by any...
I guess the title should be "should employers be allowed to use personality tests". Had I been looking for jobs back then, I'll bet nobody could hire me, since 90% of the time, most of my handwriting is pretty much illegible to anyone but myself.
I've heard that most companies don't use IQ...
I recently went to an interview in which part of the qualification process included a battery of psychological and personality tests. They claim that this is to select for people who are a "best fit" for their environment. Some of the tasks were what one might expect, such as answering...
When free speech died in Canada | LifeSiteNews.com
Are there some Canadians here who can comment on this situation?
Is it as bad as this article makes it seem? I was under the impression that truthful statements could not be prosecuted, as long as the person making them could prove them to...
That's true, but when I was going to high school if you got into a fight, even if you didn't seriously injure the other person, it was an automatic one-week suspension, more depending on the circumstances. Then again my school was pretty sensitive about certain things.
I remember a couple of...
All I'm saying that given the demographics of Philadelphia, it's possible he was targeted for his race. It certainly would have been a consideration if a 12 year old black student was beaten up by a bunch of white kids, and in fact, it would be called far more than "bullying".
In fact...
The "values" which the OP mentions in his post are neither "Western" nor "Eastern" nor "Islamic" values. They are values manufactured in the wake of the revolutions of the 18th century.
But even so, those values are inconsistent in some Western countries. Offending certain groups can be...
Thanks. I find the Ethiopian Orthodox tradition very interesting as it is a Christian tradition which is indigenous to Africa, as oppose to one which was introduced by European missionaries during the Age of Exploration. Also, the books that it preserves as part of the Canon are interesting...