Why?

Why do we make so many silly rules? Why do Christian colleges require that the guys have to shave? Why is it immodest if guys wear pants that are falling off but girls HAVE to wear pants that are that too large otherwise they're considered "tight?" Why is it that something that fits and shows that women have curves like God created is considered inappropriate? (Have you watched Little House on the Prairie? The dresses that Caroline Ingles wore are form-fitted - just like all dresses back then were. They were made to fit YOU. Now-a-days, many Christian colleges would say that's tight and immodest.)

Why is okay for a guy to go shirtless but not okay for girls to wear really short shorts? Why is women showing skin worse than men showing skin? Why is it bad for little kids to say "damn" but it doesn't bother us when adults do? Why is it okay for little girls to be more immodest than grown women? Why is it okay for slender girls to wear skimpier bathing suits (or tighter clothes) than heavier girls? Why is having fat rolls that can be noticed under clothing more immodest than having a slender body shape that can be noticed under clothing?

Why are pants immodest but straight skirts aren't? Why is wearing a knee-length skirt considered more modest than wearing full-length pants? Why do colleges require that girls have to wear skirts and nylons in extreme weather (either hot or cold)? Why is loose clothing more modest than fitted clothing? Why is it that people knowing what your normal shape is a bad thing? Why is it okay for guys to wear tight shirts but not women?

Some of these I've thought about over the years; some I came up with thinking back on things that I've seen and heard. I've picked them up from a variety of places - from family, friends, people I met at different churches, and colleges. Honestly, most of them I don't see any Biblical reasoning behind. If skin is immodest, it's immodest on men and women. If tight clothes are immodest, they're immodest on men and women. If skin is immodest, pants would be more modest than even a long skirt that has a slit. How do nylons make you more modest at ALL??? Skin tight and sheer - oh yeah, I get it now. (Sarcasm . . . . )

Double standards bother me as do rules for the sake of rules - especially when they are applied to people who are old enough to be thinking for themselves, like college-age students. I understand where some of it comes from; but some of it is just silly and has no Biblical basis at all. I think we need to be more careful where we get our rules and why we make them, especially if we have a tendency to look down on those who follow different rules.