tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post7440276537106567854..comments2023-12-26T10:22:04.630-05:00Comments on Things of My Soul: Modesty: Extremism Is Not a Good ThingPapa Dhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-18373289884687653942014-05-27T06:10:28.622-04:002014-05-27T06:10:28.622-04:00Yes. Another thought -- I'm okay with hedges ...Yes. Another thought -- I'm okay with hedges around the law. Individuals make them, and families do, and so do church communities. The key is appreciating the difference between the two as time passes. Hedges need to be trimmed from time to time.jinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-72306515326594002042014-05-26T13:31:03.404-04:002014-05-26T13:31:03.404-04:00I agree, ji, that there was too much ridiculing of...I agree, ji, that there was too much ridiculing of the proctor in some cases, but the "too much" wasn't in pointing out the absurdity of what he did (or even in how many people made that point) but rather in the cases where the criticism itself was "immodest" (over-the-top, extreme, overly harsh, etc.) and too broadly applied. I believe we simply MUST talk about instancesPapa Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06704974609266088416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3199387660357003170.post-21114554204932836292014-05-26T12:15:09.186-04:002014-05-26T12:15:09.186-04:00In matters such as this, our wrong isn't modes...In matters such as this, our wrong isn't modesty per se -- rather, it is our seeming practice of enforcing our standards on fellow saints. Yes, the male proctor was wrong, and yes, the institutions were rightly embarrassed, but there was also wrong in all the pointing fingers and wagging tongues aimed at the proctor, the institutions, male Latter-day Saints, and men generaly. Jesus said jinoreply@blogger.com