[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:01, 17 July 2007 (EDT)
[[User:Philip J. Rayment|Philip J. Rayment]] 02:01, 17 July 2007 (EDT)
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:The purpose of [[modesty]] is both to limit (male) [[lust]] & [[incontinence]] and to protect female [[virtue]] & [[chastity]]. No matter how "artistic" a particular image may be, it is the effect it has on our readers which matters.
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:Does it uplift them, or drag them down? Generally, people feel that [[Venus de Milo]] is a celebration of the female form which (fortunately) fails to excite male lust. Some works found suitable for museum display are frankly erotic.
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:Let us use our good judgement, and not let enemies of Goodness trick us into agreeing on some mechanical rule which they intend to manipulate. --[[User:Ed Poor|Ed Poor]] <sup>[[User talk:Ed Poor|Talk]]</sup> 08:25, 17 July 2007 (EDT)