The Kylie Bisutti story and the 'Modest is Hottest' debate
A host reads the story of 2009 Victoria's Secret model-search winner Kylie Bisutti, who quit lingerie modeling over Christian conviction and wrote the essay 'I Quit Being a Victoria's Secret Model to Become a Proverbs 31 Wife,' then reads a Christian blogger's lukewarm response criticizing her immodest ABC interview outfit. The hosts call the reaction sad and graceless — comparing it to telling a crack addict who quit to leave because he swore — and argue for celebrating one step at a time and letting the Holy Spirit do his job. Troy joins the discussion, and the segment extends into a 'Modest is Hottest' shirt-slogan debate and a reading of 1 Peter 3 on the hidden person of the heart.
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Dear LFTP: the $900 couch letter
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