A Biblical Perspective on Rape and Why Women Need to Dress Modestly
There's no denying that rape is indeed a serious offense. I'm not going to deny the gravity of rape as a crime and why it should be punishable. The Old Testament law even has laws to put the rapist to death in Deuteronomy 22:23-27. Also, it's a mistake to think that Deuteronomy 22:28-29 says that a woman must marry her rapist if she isn't betrothed to any man. The father is ultimately in authority over her and can refuse the rapist. Worse, the rapist if he has done any damage to life then he could be charged according to the eye for eye and tooth for tooth law. Today, rape can carry up to the death penalty regarding the severity of the offense.
However, there is the rising campaign of women called "My Body, My Rights". Women becoming victims of sexual violence by men is not a joke. Just because a husband has rule over his wife doesn't mean marital rape is okay. Just because a man has authority over a woman that the former can ask the latter for illicit sexual favors. Clothing may not necessarily result in rape (ex. some women got raped even if they dress modestly) but we can't discount the need to teach women to dress decently. Feminists today are saying that clothing doesn't matter. The indecency displayed by the "My Body My Rights" movement is something.
Proverbs 7:10 warns one of the biggest moves of a seductress is to dress like a harlot. You can see women dress up rather skimpily to gain the attention of possible customers. They can be attractive or unattractive but all that matters is their ability and willingness to satisfy the sinful desires of men. I've met some attractive ones and unattractive ones but they're all the same internally. They are all strange women that must be avoided regardless of appearance. It always makes sense that an attractive woman who's dressed decently won't attract as much attention as an unattractive woman dressed so immodestly. The way you dress can communicate something. A woman dressed modestly regardless of appearance can give the impression that she's off-limits. A woman dressed immodestly regardless of appearance is always inviting perverts. While perverts do indeed have to get punished but we need to emphasize women not to dress in a way that attracts perverts. While it's not 100% rape-proof and they still need to follow safety rules - it would still be wise to dress modestly.
Place where women are dressed more modestly may significantly have fewer sexual crimes. I didn't say that it's zero percent since rape is also a very common crime in Muslim countries. I'm not saying women should be wearing hijabs and burkas but it would do well to have enough cover for one's body. Places, where women dress like harlots, are places where sexual immorality is abundant. Consider Las Vegas or a lot of Western countries today. The United States of America is one place where immorality is really rampant evidenced by the lack of decency. Saying that your clothes don't necessarily tell your personality is just stupid. I remembered studying in college and people with very indecent clothing revealed their indecent personalities. Although it was a Roman Catholic university yet they did the right thing in implementing proper decency. If a heathen university would demand such standards then I have the right to question Christians who don't.
We want to minimize temptation as much as possible. We want to make sure that if rape happens that the victim is truly not at fault. Men who rape women regardless of clothing should be punished. However, women who got raped while wearing flimsy clothing should be lectured about their attire since they're inviting too much attention. Not all rape victims had what's coming to them. An old woman gets raped and she wasn't dressed up like a slut. Some of them were just minding their own businesses. It would be easy to sympathize with them because they weren't asking for it. However, some rape victims had it coming for them with their careless, flimsy lifestyle which makes it hard to sympathize with them. There should be the need to training women (in both homes and schools) to minimize their chances of getting raped where it's their fault. Maybe, it's also time to pass laws to fine women who dress indecently. Start with the schools to ban indecent dressing as not to distract the learning environment.
This would also mean teaching men the right conduct and good manners towards women as the weaker vessels. Just because a man is physically stronger doesn't mean that they have the right to harm women. Rather, they are to respect women as their co-equals since Eve was taken out of Adam's side. Men were meant to protect women and not to oppress them. Adam was given Eve to love and care for and not to abuse. It's the duty of the strong to protect and not to oppress the weak. Sadly, some men are also the reason why dirty feminists keep rising up like weeds. Some feminists have been real victims of abuse even if that doesn't justify their unethical behavior. It's an ugly sin cycle that happens because of men who don't treat women right. Though the law needs to be applied justly and fairly on any assault regardless of gender. A man raping a woman and a woman raping a man should be treated as equally heinous crimes against humanity.
However, there is the rising campaign of women called "My Body, My Rights". Women becoming victims of sexual violence by men is not a joke. Just because a husband has rule over his wife doesn't mean marital rape is okay. Just because a man has authority over a woman that the former can ask the latter for illicit sexual favors. Clothing may not necessarily result in rape (ex. some women got raped even if they dress modestly) but we can't discount the need to teach women to dress decently. Feminists today are saying that clothing doesn't matter. The indecency displayed by the "My Body My Rights" movement is something.
Proverbs 7:10 warns one of the biggest moves of a seductress is to dress like a harlot. You can see women dress up rather skimpily to gain the attention of possible customers. They can be attractive or unattractive but all that matters is their ability and willingness to satisfy the sinful desires of men. I've met some attractive ones and unattractive ones but they're all the same internally. They are all strange women that must be avoided regardless of appearance. It always makes sense that an attractive woman who's dressed decently won't attract as much attention as an unattractive woman dressed so immodestly. The way you dress can communicate something. A woman dressed modestly regardless of appearance can give the impression that she's off-limits. A woman dressed immodestly regardless of appearance is always inviting perverts. While perverts do indeed have to get punished but we need to emphasize women not to dress in a way that attracts perverts. While it's not 100% rape-proof and they still need to follow safety rules - it would still be wise to dress modestly.
Place where women are dressed more modestly may significantly have fewer sexual crimes. I didn't say that it's zero percent since rape is also a very common crime in Muslim countries. I'm not saying women should be wearing hijabs and burkas but it would do well to have enough cover for one's body. Places, where women dress like harlots, are places where sexual immorality is abundant. Consider Las Vegas or a lot of Western countries today. The United States of America is one place where immorality is really rampant evidenced by the lack of decency. Saying that your clothes don't necessarily tell your personality is just stupid. I remembered studying in college and people with very indecent clothing revealed their indecent personalities. Although it was a Roman Catholic university yet they did the right thing in implementing proper decency. If a heathen university would demand such standards then I have the right to question Christians who don't.
We want to minimize temptation as much as possible. We want to make sure that if rape happens that the victim is truly not at fault. Men who rape women regardless of clothing should be punished. However, women who got raped while wearing flimsy clothing should be lectured about their attire since they're inviting too much attention. Not all rape victims had what's coming to them. An old woman gets raped and she wasn't dressed up like a slut. Some of them were just minding their own businesses. It would be easy to sympathize with them because they weren't asking for it. However, some rape victims had it coming for them with their careless, flimsy lifestyle which makes it hard to sympathize with them. There should be the need to training women (in both homes and schools) to minimize their chances of getting raped where it's their fault. Maybe, it's also time to pass laws to fine women who dress indecently. Start with the schools to ban indecent dressing as not to distract the learning environment.
This would also mean teaching men the right conduct and good manners towards women as the weaker vessels. Just because a man is physically stronger doesn't mean that they have the right to harm women. Rather, they are to respect women as their co-equals since Eve was taken out of Adam's side. Men were meant to protect women and not to oppress them. Adam was given Eve to love and care for and not to abuse. It's the duty of the strong to protect and not to oppress the weak. Sadly, some men are also the reason why dirty feminists keep rising up like weeds. Some feminists have been real victims of abuse even if that doesn't justify their unethical behavior. It's an ugly sin cycle that happens because of men who don't treat women right. Though the law needs to be applied justly and fairly on any assault regardless of gender. A man raping a woman and a woman raping a man should be treated as equally heinous crimes against humanity.