07-21-2003, 09:23 PM
Dear Khadijah Potter,
You make a lot of good points about the views and actions of Western society, as portrayed on TV and in the media. You are right: many women are not as free as they think they are when they are looked upon and used as lustful sexual objects. I get a knot in my stomach every time I see a scantily clad woman or girl strutting down the street or parading around on TV. I feel so sorry for them as they put themselves on display or give themselves to men under the false banner of "freedom" and "women's liberation".
However, please don't forget that there are thousands upon thousands of good moral God-fearing Christians and non-Christians in the West that live with deep moral convictions and beliefs in this sex-soaked society. Using the lable "The West" can obliterate the good people that dwell amongst the immoral. Christians come under attack here as their morals and teachings are trampled on and disregarded in the workplace, on television, and worse of all: in the public schools where pornographic and disgusting "sex education" is taught in great and careful detail while children fail math and reading in droves. Those of us who avoid drinking, pre-marital sex, and immodest dress are treated like simple minded idiots and tend to lead very lonely lives. (unless we are lucky enough to live with family, peers, or in a supportive community that accepts our beliefs.)
We Christians, like you Muslims, are doing are very best to live [i:96d096aea8]only for God[/i:96d096aea8] in tough circumstances.
Please don't judge all people in "The West" by the actions of those whom are seen on TV and in the media. The same TV and media that focuses on one slice of a big pie totally ignores the good, hard-working, modestly dressed, moral Christians and non-Christians. We are not a minority - we are plenty! - but the media coverage is few and far between. What you see on TV, in the movies, in the magazines, and hear in the music is just a tiny slice of a huge pie filled with interesting and unique cultures and beliefes in "The West".
Yours in God's love,
-Michelle