Yes I remember a story I read that I have had a hard time locating the source now, of Missionaries who went to a tribe where the women were always topless and demanded they wear shirts. This was offensive to them because in their culture, a woman who wore a shirt was a prostitute.
I have struggled with how to view it. I have settled on the idea that it is a just punishment for heinous crimes but too many innocent people are convicted and so to protect the innocent, it's not worth it to have it.
A lot of Christians will tell you that being nude around anyone other than your spouse is a sin. They often point to Genesis and how God made clothes for Adam and Eve. What they fail to point out is why Adam and Eve covered themselves in the first place. It was because they felt shame. They...
Oh actually I agree with you. There has been too much blame lately placed on women for the way they dressed and that essentially because of that they were "asking for it". So no the naked body is not to blame. I agree however, I mean behaving in a deliberately sexual manner which can be done...
I would describe myself as mostly libertarian. However I do hold a number of socially conservative views but for gay marriage for instance I don't think the government should have any say in marriage but churches should disallow gay marriage. I am also very much opposed to abortion.
A libertarian is someone who believes in as small a government as possible. They believe that as long as you leave other people alone you should be fine. One basic principal is the non aggression principal which states not to harm anyone else. I actually apply this to abortion meaning that...
I am not a Zionist but In am also not an anti-Zionist either. I believe Israel lost their special claim when Jesus transferred their promise to the church. In terms of the Israeli Palestinian conflict they should resolve that between each other. Israel was created from a semi-autonomous...
The Bible never mentions nudity in and of itself as being sinful. It's when you make it sexual that it becomes sinful. In fact there a re number of passages that mention it in a neutral or even positive light.