Comments on: Inviting a Glance or Being a Pervert? http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/ Standing in the Gap in a Society that's Warring with God. Wed, 25 Jan 2012 19:17:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: flashnolan http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/comment-page-1/#comment-25046 flashnolan Tue, 09 Jan 2007 18:01:48 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/#comment-25046 I heard a story about some would be theif who started ripping a hospital off. He had thousands of dollars of medical supplies ready to take with him. However, he saw a tanning bed and thought the might as well get a free tan as well. He put the setting on for 15 minutes. Appearantly, it was for burn victims or something. It is only supposed to be used for like 5 seconds at a time. He was found when he had checked himself into another hospital and the attendees were suscicious of the burns he had and called the cops. I heard a story about some would be theif who started ripping a hospital off. He had thousands of dollars of medical supplies ready to take with him. However, he saw a tanning bed and thought the might as well get a free tan as well. He put the setting on for 15 minutes. Appearantly, it was for burn victims or something. It is only supposed to be used for like 5 seconds at a time. He was found when he had checked himself into another hospital and the attendees were suscicious of the burns he had and called the cops.

]]> By: ann_in_grace http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/comment-page-1/#comment-25041 ann_in_grace Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:29:51 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/#comment-25041 In my family we had a case of malign melanoma death of a young mother of two - maybe that is why I am extra cautious... She loved to expose her skin to the sun rays, and died a horrible death at the age of 28. Swedes are crazy about sun tan, and it costs them many cancer forms. So it depends, some people exalt white skin, some do not. As often the case - you long for what you do not have, like I long for wavy hair, and brownish people long to be white, and white Swedes long to.... In my family we had a case of malign melanoma death of a young mother of two – maybe that is why I am extra cautious… She loved to expose her skin to the sun rays, and died a horrible death at the age of 28.
Swedes are crazy about sun tan, and it costs them many cancer forms. So it depends, some people exalt white skin, some do not. As often the case – you long for what you do not have, like I long for wavy hair, and brownish people long to be white, and white Swedes long to….

]]> By: MInTheGap http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/comment-page-1/#comment-25039 MInTheGap Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:22:26 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/#comment-25039 Islam is strange in that it prides itself in being more moral than the west, but then has an interesting view of the afterlife-- I mean, how moral is it to wish to have 75 virgins. I don't think that they're believing that these 75 are just going be around to play board games. Why do people sunbathe? Some because they like the way they look in a tan, others because it gives them Vitamin D, but if the truth were told I think that a majority of it is to attract attention-- either right then or later. Correct me if I'm wrong, Ann, but don't Europeans exalt a whiter color than Americans? It's true that it's hard to define proper cover, but I believe that most men know what improper cover is. It really is important for the man of the house to be a good guide here as to what the women in his care are saying by their clothing. Islam is strange in that it prides itself in being more moral than the west, but then has an interesting view of the afterlife– I mean, how moral is it to wish to have 75 virgins. I don’t think that they’re believing that these 75 are just going be around to play board games.

Why do people sunbathe? Some because they like the way they look in a tan, others because it gives them Vitamin D, but if the truth were told I think that a majority of it is to attract attention– either right then or later. Correct me if I’m wrong, Ann, but don’t Europeans exalt a whiter color than Americans?

It’s true that it’s hard to define proper cover, but I believe that most men know what improper cover is. It really is important for the man of the house to be a good guide here as to what the women in his care are saying by their clothing.

]]> By: ann_in_grace http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/comment-page-1/#comment-25036 ann_in_grace Tue, 09 Jan 2007 17:10:10 +0000 http://www.minthegap.com/2006/11/17/inviting-a-glance-or-being-a-pervert/#comment-25036 Well, Islam prides itself with an alleged respect for a woman, but the reality, the "fruit", is quite the opposite. About sun-bathing - it is not healthy, so why do people keep doin it? Risking their lives for the moment of appreciation by some other superficial lover of self? And about lust - there is no saying what is a proper cover. I do not know a heart of a man, but I suppose that the best protection would be his following Jesus and being a godly husband - with a godly wife, who is his helper and his other half... Well, Islam prides itself with an alleged respect for a woman, but the reality, the “fruit”, is quite the opposite.
About sun-bathing – it is not healthy, so why do people keep doin it? Risking their lives for the moment of appreciation by some other superficial lover of self?
And about lust – there is no saying what is a proper cover. I do not know a heart of a man, but I suppose that the best protection would be his following Jesus and being a godly husband – with a godly wife, who is his helper and his other half…

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