Amie
05-24-2006, 11:48 AM
An article I read today reads:
Rape is the height of shame & is the theft of a woman’s dignity, thus this kind of action or reference to such action (even to males) is supposed to convey utmost distain, rejection, shame, disrespect, & indignation against the person.
Is rape the "theft of a woman's dignity", or would such a statement rather define one possible motive for rape?
As well, if a rapist intends to rob anyone of their dignity, does intent mean accomplishment? IOW, if the rapist means to take away the dignity of their victim, does that mean the rapist did rob them of that dignity? I don't think so at all. There are numbers of survivors of sexual crimes whose dignity is fully in tact.. I would hope that the author isn't suggesting that a woman's dignity is defined by her hymen, and a man's by penetration.
As a father guards the dignity & purity of his daughter so we ought to guard doctrine from those who would like to “deflower” her all the while saying they are trying to show “love”. In the same way a brother would guard the dignity & honor of his sister so too we ought to protect the honor of doctrine against those who say they are trying to be “loving” all the while they leave doctrine lying on the floor, cheaply used.
Some efforts were seemingly made to not make this focused on female victimization in the quote I shared with you beforehand, but to no avail.
Here we have his image of a father guarding the purity of his daughter and a brother guarding the purity of his sister.
Do women need guarding today? Did they in ancient times? Why or why not?
Amie
Rape is the height of shame & is the theft of a woman’s dignity, thus this kind of action or reference to such action (even to males) is supposed to convey utmost distain, rejection, shame, disrespect, & indignation against the person.
Is rape the "theft of a woman's dignity", or would such a statement rather define one possible motive for rape?
As well, if a rapist intends to rob anyone of their dignity, does intent mean accomplishment? IOW, if the rapist means to take away the dignity of their victim, does that mean the rapist did rob them of that dignity? I don't think so at all. There are numbers of survivors of sexual crimes whose dignity is fully in tact.. I would hope that the author isn't suggesting that a woman's dignity is defined by her hymen, and a man's by penetration.
As a father guards the dignity & purity of his daughter so we ought to guard doctrine from those who would like to “deflower” her all the while saying they are trying to show “love”. In the same way a brother would guard the dignity & honor of his sister so too we ought to protect the honor of doctrine against those who say they are trying to be “loving” all the while they leave doctrine lying on the floor, cheaply used.
Some efforts were seemingly made to not make this focused on female victimization in the quote I shared with you beforehand, but to no avail.
Here we have his image of a father guarding the purity of his daughter and a brother guarding the purity of his sister.
Do women need guarding today? Did they in ancient times? Why or why not?
Amie