PouringRain
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In a thread posted two days ago, the author wrote,
"It was very moving when a woman from our church spoke to a woman there about her burka. She said she wears it because it means, "I am shame" That was so sad to hear that these women are not allowed to express their hurts and needs there."
"Shame" is one of those words that is often lost in translation and misunderstood. The Bible says in 1 Timothy 2:9 KJV "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array..." Shamefacedness, in this context, means modesty. When I hear Muslim women speak of "shame" associated with wearing hijab, it is used with the same meaning as when I hear Christian women speak of being shamefaced and modest. This is not the same way that "shame" is often understood in our society.
"It was very moving when a woman from our church spoke to a woman there about her burka. She said she wears it because it means, "I am shame" That was so sad to hear that these women are not allowed to express their hurts and needs there."
"Shame" is one of those words that is often lost in translation and misunderstood. The Bible says in 1 Timothy 2:9 KJV "In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array..." Shamefacedness, in this context, means modesty. When I hear Muslim women speak of "shame" associated with wearing hijab, it is used with the same meaning as when I hear Christian women speak of being shamefaced and modest. This is not the same way that "shame" is often understood in our society.