I grew up in Fundamentalism with the phenomenon of men and women living under radically different holiness codes. One of the most notable, even to my young eyes, centered on the way men – especially married men – could not be in the room with a woman alone. For example, […]
An outstanding post on Modesty – I couldn’t have said it better myself. Brava, Rachel Held Evans. What I’ve only just begun to realize is that these two extremes represent different sides of the same coin. While popular culture tends to disempower women by telling them they must dress to […]
Around these parts, you’ll hear me say a lot about defining sin correctly, and living our lives much more graciously when it comes to the way we relate to others who see the world differently. Awhile back, I took a shot at writing about modesty in the context of a […]
Taken me a while to get back to this… but here’s a bit of thinking to keep everyone busy till I get back from England I was stunned by the volume, clarity, and quality of comments my “preamble” post generated on the Facebook version of this conversation. I recommend checking them […]
Topic: Dress codes at Christian schools Standard disclaimers apply. The dress code question seems to be a Lose-Lose situation for nearly everyone involved: Students, nearly by definition, balk at restrictions of any kind on their free exercise of choice. Mix in a little adolescence and you’ve got a battle royale all ready […]
