Unbelievable!!! From the piece
Blame the victim: Religious leaflet claims ‘ungodly’ dressed women provoke rape at Tricities.com the following quotes were taken:
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“You may have been given this leaflet because of the way you are dressed,” bagan a leaflet that is being distributed in Bristol, VA. “Have you thought about standing before the true and living God to be judged?” It continues with one essential theme: The sins of men are, in part, the fault of women, specifically women in tight-fitting clothing. ...
“Scripture tells us that when a man looks on a woman to lust for her he has already committed adultery in his heart. If you are dressed in a way that tempts a men to do this secret (or not so secret) sin, you are a participant in the sin,” the leaflet states. “By the way, some rape victims would not have been raped if they had dressed properly. So can we really say they were innocent victims?”
The hand-out is signed “anonymous.”
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Rape is a crime of violence, as we know. Males as well as females, babies and very old women, those not dressed provocatively--all have been raped. The people distributing this creepy literature are confounding their religious beliefs, which they are entitled to, with a crime perpetrated against women. It is wrong on so many levels, not the least of which is letting the criminals who commit these crimes off the hook.
Additionally, it puts Virginia in a position to be the butt of derision. I know it is a minority handing out this (mis)information, and all Virginians should not be judged as religious extremists, but too many lump us all together.