Modesty, Islam and Other Thoughts

So maybe it's all the hype about the mosque to be built at Ground Zero or the most interesting move by Pastor Terry Jones in Florida to establish an "International Burn-a-Qu'ran Day" on September 11...but for whatever reason, Islam is on the brain, well my brain. Or maybe it is the increase of ladies I see veiled around town, not only in the city, but in the suburbs-at the grocery store, at the gym working out in their hijab. Not to mention the niqab! It all really has me thinking - what is the difference between say the Muslim standard of modesty and the Christian one? Is there a difference? And does it matter? I mean, when you see the way some women dress themselves these days, you cannot help but wonder if a veil might look nicer.... But there I am provoking. Before I give my own thoughts, I really want to hear yours, readers. Also, feel free to tell me your thoughts on the mosque and the pastor...

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Just Imagine This

Now, as some point in her life, every little girl thinks she wants to be a fashion model. And for some 200 Italian women, they thought they were going to finally get their dream when they answered an ad seeking 'tall, attractive' women to attend a party for modeling agency. But what these women did not anticipate was that they would not be modeling like this:



They would be encouraged instead to dress like this:


According to yesterday's New York Times, that's exactly what 200 Italian women dealt with this week when they answered what they thought was a modeling ad, but instead was a front by Libya's Colonel Qaddafi to um....evangelize these women to turn to Islam. First, he turned away any woman dressed provocatively, then shipped all the women to villa near Rome, then handed out the Koran and preached on women's role in Islam, offering to pay for each of them to take a trip to Mecca if they convert.

Wow, just wow. And the kicker of the article: the last line - "This week, Colonel Qaddafi is expected to hold similar events with other groups of women."

Does anyone else find this extremely disturbing? But if a Muslim converts to Christianity, then this is what they can expect. I am so stunned by this right now, I don't actually know how to react! Thoughts?