As a Christian I steer clear of outfit shaming and you definitely should too

Writer Hope Bonarcher concedes that some of the outfits around today make her wince but here she explains why she refuses to 'outfit shame'.

As a Christian woman in the 21st Century, there can be a lot of temptation to "outfit shame": to make a woman who dresses immodestly feel like a bad person because of her lack of attire. I am one of those moms who scrunches her nose at every crop top and pair of shorts my long-legged pre-teen shows interest in. My response is always a curt “no” before she even broaches the question.

I believe wholeheartedly that the Bible is clear on how a woman should adorn herself. Although there is not an abundance of biblical teaching on the subject, women who dress without bringing attention to themselves are lauded, while women whose bodies are used to arouse male interest. For example, Herodias whose suggestive dance leads to the assassination of John the Baptist. This shows not only the manipulative influence of the female form but also it’s potentially destructive power.