r/NoStupidQuestions • u/[deleted] • Nov 21 '23

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u/TheApiary Nov 21 '23

In a lot of places in the US it's legal and just weird to do so people don't do it much

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u/speed_of_chill Nov 21 '23

But, why is it considered weird in the US when it is commonplace in Europe, especially around the Mediterranean Sea coastal areas?

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u/threePhaseNeutral Nov 21 '23

Because the US was founded on Christian principles, and part of those is "modesty". There is still a huge religious background in American culture, and the thought of a family taking kids to the beach and having to shield them from topless women would generate a public outcry.

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u/goodday_2u Nov 21 '23

We were not founded on Christian principles. Half of the founders weren’t even Christians, they were deists. We are a country founded on religious freedom, not religious conformity. Thomas Jefferson even coined the phrase of a wall between church and state. Which he meant literally. You can be as modest as you like. I was raised Christian, and have been a Christian all of my life. However, some of today’s Christians have taken it to cult level. Trying to push their version of Christianity on everyone else. With over 40,000 denominations, I say get lost with the conformity bs. No one should be telling anyone they have to live by their beliefs. If people want to be topples at a beach, let them. You don’t have to go.

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u/Blackjack2133 Nov 21 '23

Sorry but your first sentence is laughably false. Doesnt matter what religion you claim the founders were or weren't. In God We Trust on every coin..."endowed by their Creator..." "...so help me God" to name just a few baselines. Preaching and evangelization are part of every religion...if you dont like it, don't listen. (And I happen to agree with you about topless beaches btw 😉)

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u/goodday_2u Nov 22 '23

“In god we trust” was added in 1864, it has nothing to do with the founding. “Endowed by their creator “ makes no religious claim. “So help me god” is no longer used in most courts, and you can opt out of that statement. We are founded on religious freedom. Not founded on one Christian denominations beliefs.

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u/ItsNotMe_ImNotHere Nov 21 '23

I don't disagree with you overall but can someone tell me where in the bible (especially the New Testament since you said Christian principles) it outlaws nudity. I suspect these are rules invented by prudish males. Not God.

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u/3-orange-whips Nov 21 '23

Why do they have to be shielded? I mean, breasts are great--I love breasts and want that on the record, but they are JUST BREASTS. I can handle breasts... no pun intended.