I don’t think anyone was suggesting that the reason a woman is raped it because of the type of clothes she is wearing. I am sure there are many reasons why men rape however I think ultimately rape occurs due to men allow extreme evil to take hold in his life. In WW2 both Germans & Russians raped woman in both countries even though they were dressed modesty. Yes a woman needs to be intelligent and not allow herself to get put in a situation that will put her in danger such as meeting someone who she does not know very well in private after a dinner as many woman think a man is nice until he is alone. I hear horror stories of woman dating men who they have just met and being lured into a room alone as this is more dangerous than the type of clothes she is wearing. I am in no way suggesting it is the woman’s fault for the type of clothes that she wears.

Today’s culture is such that you can be addicted to porn that turn woman become sex objects. It is more than just what clothes a woman wears but being aware of the culture of hyper sexual activity that is in today’s medium such as internet, TV, and dating sites. All parents can do is teach them Christs principals and pray that God will protect them. I abhor any type of violence such as rape or abuse against woman as it shows how low our society has gone however I believe we as Christians can take a stand against it by standing up to it with the help of Christ.

God Bless

I hear you pushing for a reduced input from fathers into the raising of their daughters but I don’t hear you saying what their input level should be. It is my experience that the input of a father into his daughter’s life is hugely important (as is her mother’s input of course) and the absence of that input is detrimental to the way that a young girl will develop.

I do agree that fathers have a responsibility to train their sons how to treat women with respect and honour (as does a mother). There is value that both mothers and fathers have in both sexes of children. To diminish either is to rob our children of all they need for maturing into healthy, godly adults.

That is why I would like to hear further clarification from you about the role that fathers have in raising their daughters.

From my extensive study of women and families, I believe I can say that we are living at the most sexualized and vulgar period FOR THE MIDDLE CLASS that we have ever seen, and it’s affected all of us. Elements of the language, dress and culture today were, only a few decades ago, only to be found in the CRIMINAL elements of society and among the lowest and most degraded. I’m 40, and can easily remember when tattoos were only seen on prostitutes, criminals and men returning from the Navy. Piercings such as we see now were only among tribal people. The earliest example of the “f-word” that I’ve ever seen was from an interview with a prostitute from the Storeyville (red light) district of New Orleans. There were sex professions who would not perform the actions that we hear about taking place between children in elementary schools today, because these “professional” women considered these actions “degrading.” The first true street-walker I ever saw was in Dallas in the early 1980s, and what she was wearing (very short skirt, high boots, very low blouse, etc.) would not turn heads in a modern high school. In fact, I’ve seen teenage girls wearing leather skirts or even bodices to church. Just recently, we had to counsel a teenage girl working at my husband’s professional office that it was not acceptable for her underwear to show or for her to have blue hair.

Here’s another reality. The statistics on STDS among teenagers are UNBELIEVABLE. Check this out – I promise it will SCARE you, or it should. http://www.bhg.com/health-family/parenting-skills/teen-challenges/stds-teens-a-reality-check/ Then go to Yahoo Answers and look at some of the questions that the young people on there ask about sex. They’re openly talking about things that would enrage and shock people if I even MENTIONED there here. These may be the kids YOUR kids are going to school with and hanging out with. These may be your own kids. These kids with STDS are your daughter’s friends. They’re staying the night at your house. One of them may even be your future son-in-law or daughter-in-law.

Satan hates our children. He loves the fact that so many Americans are sending out teenaged daughters, half-dressed, unchaperoned, and under-educated about the REAL consequences of sex (pregnancy and childbirth AIN’T FUN), out ALONE with a boy at the peak of his hormonal surge, to watch movies filled with sex and hear music glorifying fornication. And then parents are shocked when they find out that “Lil Punkin” has an STD or that she’s “a little bit” pregnant. It’s really amazing that ANY of our children “say no.”

I’m not advocating making girls wear a burka or a nun’s habit, I don’t wear one myself, but we really need to re-evaluate how we’re raising our children and see how far we’ve fallen. Are we REALLY dressing to the glory of God, or are we just afraid of being laughed at because we’re “different?” One day we will all stand before God and give an account of our actions. Can we honestly say we’ve done everything we can to help our children learn to honor God with their bodies? Pray about this, and God bless you all.