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Jewish laws of modesty encourage women (and men) to dress modestly. But tznius is much more than just dressing a certain way. It is a comprehensive guide for one’s overall behavior and speech ...
A Catholic priest took to Twitter to ask women to dress modestly for church services to “protect the purity of the men”— and people online are not having it. Father Kevin M. Cusick ...
Once, I remember, — and perhaps the pleasant custom continues, — a lady might modestly express her kindly ... A thought for the tablet: As a man dresses, so he is. Thirty or forty years ...
A Muslim woman wearing a hijab takes a selfie as she stands in the Mediterranean Sea at a beach in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Aug. 30, 2016. Photo courtesy of REUTERS/Baz Ratner *Editors: This photo may ...
Summer is here with its longer, hotter days, and right on cue is the annual discussion of modest dress. In Mass or at the pool, we are all called to dress modestly, in a way appropriate to the ...
Should women dress up for ‘the men’? I would say: without the ‘should.’ Taking the needs of others into account is a worthy ethical norm. We don’t walk into a Mosque with our shoes on ...
It shouldn’t matter if a woman dresses modestly or flamboyantly. It shouldn’t be praised or celebrated – it should be just a neutral thing. I’ve never heard anyone applaud a man for ...