The White Dress and Modesty: Mahalath’s Story

“I once owned a dress that was made of white lace and thought it was the most beautiful thing I’d ever seen.”

A Quickie on “Defrauding”

“There are a few problems with Bill Gothard’s definition of ‘defraud.'”

Enough Already with the Modesty and Purity Hype

“As a homeschooling mom of 20+ years, I fell into the modesty/purity hype and created all sorts of rules for my kids…When I stopped obsessing about my boys walking past Victoria’s Secret at the mall and turning the television channel when we saw a young lady wearing a bikini on television, amazingly, my children stopped obsessing.”

The Big Swimsuit Question: A Roundup of Posts and Thoughts

“Here’s a big secret: women can be visual, too. I’m more visually oriented than Luke. And there are a lot of guys objectively more attractive (and by that I mean, with really ripped abs) than him. It’s okay. I still find him breathtakingly handsome and I love him more than anybody.”

The Bikini and The Chocolate Cake: Samantha Field’s Thoughts

I’ve gotten cat calls, jeers, shouts, obscene gestures, propositions, and whistles all while “modestly” dressed. I’m talking full-blown “modesty.”