Religion was ushered in by men, men thought of it, and men wrote it, so today, we are living that old traditional lifestyle (Religion and Christianity are not the same). First of all, I am an old-school male who was raised in the Baptist Christian Faith.
Back then, we had a tradition called decency, dignity, morals, etc.… After all, the question is, can we get rid of old traditions?
Some recent information has caught my attention concerning the clothes that women wear. I added man’s clothing to this discussion, too, not so much for the type of clothing but the way a man wears his clothing. The clothing people wear today is mainly determined by the new lifestyles.
I talked with some women a while back. They were complaining about the clothing that society says they should not wear, but they would like to wear the clothing of their choice. It is funny that most of the clothes women can wear today were determined by men.
Women were not knowledgeable enough to determine what attire they would like to wear, so men had to do it for them. Being an old-school religious male, I followed the traditional rules that men governed regarding what attire women should wear.
My old-school traditions did not let me understand why a woman would want to wear a dress so short that she would have to cross her legs when she sat down, or her underwear would show. But some men show their underwear sometimes, and I do not agree with that either.
The women I talked with said they like to wear revealing clothes; it makes them feel better about themselves and they want to look and feel sexy. They said the problem is men cannot control their sexual desires, so they prefer that women not wear revealing clothes. Whose problem is that?
You can call it decency, dignity, morals, or whatever you want to call it. The answer is that it’s just old traditions that should be done away with. It has nothing to do with religion. Holding on to old traditions makes life miserable for almost everyone.
Since there is no national dress code, people can wear whatever they want, as long as they wear something covering their body. Plus, no insane person is going to expose their sexual organs to the public anyway; at least, I do not think they will.
Racism is a tradition that has been passed down for many years. These people instill hatred, prejudice, racism, etc., in their offspring, and their offspring do the same thing, so the tradition goes on and on and on, never-ending. What a sad way to live. Someone once said if you hate your brother, then you hate God too. Is that true?
I had a problem with women wearing skimpy clothing around me, but no law states I must look at them, so I just turned my head whenever a lady wearing skimpy clothing came near me. That works fine for me now. There may come a time when I will not need to turn my head the other way.
The problem does not stop at what women can wear but what they can and cannot do or say. I wonder if women had made all the laws and rules, would they be biased against men, or would they just let us do and say whatever we wanted to, as long as no one is harmed?
We should hold onto some good traditions, but most of our traditions are just obsolete ways of thinking. Today, let’s make it a priority to start letting go of some of our old, outdated, useless traditions. The world will be a much better place for everyone.
by: Staff
Christian Briefs 