Australia's Hillsong Church and the "beauty gospel" for teenage girls


	Australia's Hillsong Church and the "beauty gospel" for teenage girls

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8-2-2008 10:23 PM

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via:socialmedian, religion, evangelicalism, christianity, education, schools, australia, gender

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In Australia, a church-run program for troubled teenage girls emphasizes "natural make-up, hair care, nail care" as a way of discovering girls' "created uniqueness." Peculiar.

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