This is an excellent point. Thing is the phrase 'born again' is a Biblical phrase, and it doesn't mean that you are undoing anything, but you are becoming a new creation in Christ, so to speak. That said, to say 'born again virgin' is probably something along those lines as well...to have a new sexual mindset...to want to ''save'' sex for marriage. But, it's the virgin part that doesn't make sense...you can't 'undo' the past, and you can cease having sex, but you won't return to a virginal status, once you've 'lost' your virginity. Maybe splitting semantics' hairs...but, that's the issue I have with the putting 'virgin' into the phrase.
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Born again virgin?
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This is an excellent point. Thing is the phrase 'born again' is a Biblical phrase, and it doesn't mean that you are undoing anything, but you are becoming a new creation in Christ, so to speak. That said, to say 'born again virgin' is probably something along those lines as well...to have a new sexual mindset...to want to ''save'' sex for marriage. But, it's the virgin part that doesn't make sense...you can't 'undo' the past, and you can cease having sex, but you won't return to a virginal status, once you've 'lost' your virginity. Maybe splitting semantics' hairs...but, that's the issue I have with the putting 'virgin' into the phrase.
Gambit
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Because It's an Islamic teaching for the women. Respecting God's teachings is something Muslims think of with high regards.
Hi SG - Did it stem too from the requirement to cover their hair during prayer? When I explored Islam last year, and got into the daily prayer life, I covered my hair with a bed sheet because I didn't own a hijab. lol
(I'm wondering if that custom from prayer carried over into wearing it in everyday life outside of the home, etc)
Gambit
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What is the purpose of the hijab? Are we to believe Muslim women wear it in order to encourage the "healthy lustful" thoughts of men?
Hi SG - Did it stem too from the requirement to cover their hair during prayer? When I explored Islam last year, and got into the daily prayer life, I covered my hair with a bed sheet because I didn't own a hijab. lol
That's actually a good way of thinking!
It is believed in Islam that both men and women have body parts that have to be covered in the physical prayer. It is probable that muslims took this covered body parts requirement, from being between us and God, as a social life practice for a dress code between people and each other. Yes, not only women in Islam have a dressing code.
By the way, hijab is not a physical thing, it is abstract, so anything that can cover the head becomes a hijab when worn that way.
I guess it concerns the opposite direction. In the relationship between stranger men and women, it is believed to be used to prevent provoking the lust to do sinful deeds. Lust is always there as a human emotion, just like hatred and love.
By the way, the above is just for everyone except spouses. lust between a married man and women is completely fine in Islam. It is perfectly fine for one of them to do whatever to provoke the other's lust to have sex.
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lol...who knew the phrase 'healthy lust' would cause such a stir.
It's okay, we're just discussing things respectfully
People sometimes have huge question and exclamation marks above their heads and they want to talk about what's behind it.
I'm thankful to Gambit for keeping this decent actually. He doesn't seem to have bad intent.
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