Why do some religions seek to make women cover body up? Shouldn't true religion encourage female skin showing?
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I am skyclad every chance I get.  To be nude is to be one's own Godself.  Putting on clothes is putting on a false front.  Religions are all wrong.
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There are many religions that require women to be fully covered from neck to ankles.  Hasidic jews, for example, require women, even girls, to wear long skirs all year long.\n\nIt's a matter of modesty for most religions that impose this rule.
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Good question !!!!! Lets hear from those who say that  muslim women who cover themselves are opprossed!!!
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first of all, who knows better than God.\nhe put these rules, so he knows thats better for both women and men.\nbut apart from religion, i think a woman's body is more attractive than a man's, a man is more likely to be attracted to a woman by her appearance (i dont mean they are airheads) but thats the way it is, while women can fall for a nice word, a compliment, a manly behavior...\non the other hand, God orders Muslim women to try not to be close to men, like no handshakes, not staying with a man alone in one room, no touching...etc i think this is because God knows that women can be attracted to men for more than only appearance u know.\nGod created both women and men and according to how he created them differently, he set our Islam rules that we have to abide\nso to answer ur question, no i never felt men should cover up more.\nGod bless us all
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The dress of Muslim women comes from the understanding that everthing on a womans body is attractive. The aim is to eliminate superficial judgement of women and encourage respect for women and modesty. Muslim women are supposed to cover their bodies with loose clothing including the hair. The other Abrahamic religions (Christianity and Judaism) both originally had that rule in place. Over time Christians have eliminated it although some women still put something over their hair when they go to church although they have lost focus of the the aim behind it. Many Orthodox Jewish women also cover their hair but they have also relaxed the rule. Some cover their own hair with a wig or allow a bang or stray side wisps to show. As far as the prohibition to eat pork, I don't know exactly what the reason is but I do know that it is considered an unsanitary animal. Islam prohibits drinking alchohol. This is one of the things that Muslims understand will be enjoyed in Paradise. That being said, please understand that not everyone follows all the rules just like in any other religion. So you may find a Muslim that does drink alchohol or show their hair or eat pork. That doesn't mean that they are not Muslim. They are a sinning Muslim that can always repent.
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I LOVE this question!  I have been asking it for 40 years!\n\nIn summary, antiquated religious belief systems say women's breasts are sexual but men's are not.  This, of course, is ridiculous.  I say, "YES!  By all means, make men wear tops at the beach or let women remove theirs.  What's good for the goose is good for the gander, as the old saying goes."\n\nSadly, they won't learn a thing from it.  Too many people are still too Victorian in their thinking to accept the naked woman's upper body as wholesome and natural.
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I think that if people are going to put a label on you because you are Muslim,,then why are the Nuns considered to be good and role models, and why is it that they are allowed to go around wt their head covered and it is acceptable. but yet a sa Muslim wears her head covered we are considered"oppressed,low self-esteem". \n I beleive that as a Muslim you should be looked at for who you are,,what good you do.\n I beleive that a person should meet and get to know a MUslim before they can "assume" anything about them!!!
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بسم الله الرحمن الرحيم\nالسلام عليكم\n\nHello, actually there is no rule in the Quran or the Hadith about covering the head. And the rules about dressing modestly apply equally to men and women. Unfortunately the men of all cultures want to dominate women and in all cases have twisted whatever they could to enforce that domination. That included government (women in western countries could not own property until very recently and in the US they could not vote until the early 1900's) as well as economy (women in most of the world could not inherit property until very recently) and religion.\n\nBut the modest clothing is typical of the society. For instance the Burkha that westerners decry so much is actually a leftover from the Christians who inhabited the area. The Burkha was a perfect foil for men in both religions. The nuns in Catholicism wear the habit because they are honoring the way Mary, the mother of Jesus, dressed (peace on them both) and she was Jewish. This was the way women dressed to show modesty in those times.\n\nThe young man from "Persia" is totally wrong, if he were to actually look at Quran and Hadith, using his own intelligence he would know that. But the teachers of Islam in many countries teach what they were taught to teach and it is usually filled with cultural misconceptions.\n\nSalim
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Well, I am a saved and ACTIVE Christian and I wear dresses, skirts and pants!  I don't think that if you wear pants you are disobeying the word of God.  The scripture that most people use to justify a woman not wearing pants is the one where God talks about women not dressing as men.  He is not talking about not wearing pants--- in those days, no one wore pants..they hadn't been invented!!\n\nWhat we believe God is talking about is carrying yourself as a woman ie:  keeping yourself up neatly, and wearing clothes that were designed for women-  and certainly there are pants designed for women!  \n\n...so if you like skirts and dresses...wear 'em, if you like pants...wear 'em!!!  \n\nYou can trust that you won't be going to hell for either one!
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Every one wants their religion to be THE BEST ONE by flaunting good deeds they try to make it so.  In the  Bible it says do not flaunt your deeds only god needs to know. (not exactly, but close) I would like to think no matter what religion you practice this should apply, I hate to think people do good just to convince others of their goodness, only you and your god or goddess or??? need to know
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Colors don't really matter. It's how low, how high, how *revealing* the clothes are. God told women to dress modestly, and not to make men      after them. So the most important thing with clothes I think is to make sure they pretty much cover the stuff that's supposed to be covered. Hope it helped~ :)
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We were clothes for the same reason Adam and Eve did. Gen 3:7 And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they were naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons.\n 8 And they heard the voice of the LORD God walking in the garden in the cool of the day: and Adam and his wife hid themselves from the presence of the LORD God amongst the trees of the garden. This is what religion does for people today\n Now it may be OK in presence of a husband and wife but the Holy Spirit actually covered their nakedness before their minds were opened to Evil.  Genesis 2:25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.\n \n Fig leaves are like cotton and other plant life, but they were embarrassed because of what they did and felt the Fig leaves made it OK to stand in God's presence. We are no different today. God had to change their clothes to Lamb leathers;Gen 3:21 Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.  Revelation 13:8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.
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It doesn't.  The only Scriptures that even remotely deal with clothing and women are:\n\n"The woman shall not wear that which pertaineth unto a man, neither shall a man put on a woman's garment: for all that do so are abomination unto the Lord thy God."  (Deuteronomy 22:5)\n\nAnd\n\n"In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array;"  (I Timothy 2:9)\n\nThe Old Testament law was fulfilled in Christ, and therefore, the requirement in Deuteronomy is moot.
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It was originally intended for ALL women to wear hijabs.  Not because they are being controlled.  It is to keep other men from gauking at you.  Sex is what turned the world wrong.  If more women would just simply say "No" to pre-marrital sex, we wouldn't be objectified.  We don't have to give our bodies to men just because they tell us they love us.  Women should be able to say, "That's good you love me, now prove it!" Not all men are like that.  But since the beginning of time, men have figured to tell a women what she wants to hear to get what he wants from her, than he bounces.  Sound familiar ladies?
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According to my restricted knowledge of Islam I believe that it encourages modesty in terms of clothing especially with regards to women. Does this entail covering your head too? I mean a woman can wear loose clothes etc., not covering her head, and still appear modest. Is there any explicit directive in the Qur'an or the Hadith requiring women to cover their heads?  \nPlease kindly explain.  \n\nI agree with your statement with the exception that with reference to modesty, there are no gender-based differences in the directives of the Qur'an, in principle. However, the practical application of these directives may differ for men and women, due to the natural differences between the two.  \nYou write:  Does this entail covering your head too?\n \nHead covering has not been made obligatory upon women by the Shari`ah. However, it is a well known fact that head-covering for women has remained an integral part of the noble social traditions of each one of the three Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Head-covering has traditionally been considered a symbol of nobility and modesty in all of these traditions. In view of this significance of head-covering, it is recommended for Muslim women to adhere to this practice.\nYou write:\nI mean a woman can wear loose clothes etc., not covering her head, and still appear modest. Is there any explicit directive in the Qur'an or the Hadith requiring women to cover their heads?\nAn individual's concept of what may or may not constitute immodesty can be greatly influenced by his/her social background. However, as should be clear from the foregoing, for a Muslim, a Christian or a Jew, who gives any importance to the social traditions established and condoned by the prophets of God, the teachings entailed in these traditions should serve as a standard to emulate, even though these traditions are not a part of the Shari`ah.\nThere are indeed some traditions in which the Prophet (pbuh) is reported to have condoned and recommended the referred tradition of covering heads and adhering to modest attire. However, firstly, there is some difference of opinion among the scholars of Hadith relating to the authenticity of some of these narratives; and, secondly, in view of the elaborate prescription of the Qur'an in this regard, these narratives, even if considered authentic, should be seen as a part of the social tradition condoned and promoted by the Prophet (pbuh), rather than as a part of the Islamic Shari`ah.  \nI hope this helps.
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The veil or hijab is commanded by Allah to all creation who follow his laws of human creation, this is to save our beauty or pruda for only or husbands as there source of comfort and ease not for every tom dick and harry to stare and oggle at ,to prevent on man from having desire for anothers wife,daughter ect.. Its about modesty a long lost unfortunate topic that women today dare not practice,its funny how a woman in a hijab will turn more heads with disgust than a scantly clad girl with her butt and breast hanging out in a public place.  Says alot for the morality of mankind(not anymor)today.
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Moslem women that cover their head, even the bible says that all women should cover their head.\n\n1Corinthinians 11:3-6 it says "If a woman does not cover her head, she should have her hair cut off, and it is a disgrace for a woman to have her hair cut or shaved off, she should cover her head"