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Brian Sauvé, a Christian pastor at Refuge Church in Ogden, Utah, sparked outrage online after claiming women shouldn't wear certain types of clothing on social media.

In a now infamous Tweet, Brain penned an open letter addressed to “Ladies” where he claimed that “there is no reason whatsoever for you to post pictures of yourself in low cut shirts, bikinis, bra and underwear, or anything similar—ever.” The outspoken father of five continued to argue that not even a weight loss journey, showing a newborn or documenting your birth are reasons enough for this.

As you can suspect, this didn’t sit well with people online. They responded to Brian in a similar manner: “Dear Brian,” and pointed out how wrong on so many levels his message was. #DearBrian is now trending, and below we collected some of the best responses from people allergic to misogynistic BS.

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If you’ve been on Twitter lately, the chances are you noticed quite a few tweets in your feed that said “Dear Brian.” It was tweeted by influencers, celebrities, and even a few companies after Brian Sauvé posted an infamous tweet telling women what was decent and what wasn’t to wear when posting pics of themselves to social media. Immediately, his tweet shared on February 7 caused a huge outrage.

If you’re wondering, Brian is a 31-year-old Utah pastor and Christian musician. Brian is the Pastor of Preaching and Liturgy at Refuge Church, which appears to be an independent Calvinist evangelical Christian organization. In addition to his pastoral duties, the father of five is also a Christian musician and has over 5,000 monthly listeners on Spotify tuning in to hear him perform hymns and psalms, We Got This Covered reports.

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Brian introduces himself on his website as the “the lieutenant of wordsmithing and chieftain of scribery (trust me, it's a word) in this digital kingdom.” He adds: “As such, feel free to direct any disagreement, vitriol, extravagant praise, or general ire in my direction.” It seems like he got enough of that these past two days.

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Paul C.
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Dear Brian Sauvé, looking at your bio picture I would say you really are in no position to advise anyone on their looks.

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The next day, after posting his original tweet, Brian shared the following post: “Quite a few men and women who would likely identify as liberal feminists have recently taken quite the interest in my Twitter account. Welcome! I'm glad you're here.” He then penned a series of follow-up tweets, where despite the outrage, he defended and stood by his initial comment.

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“Many of you likely use and promote the #MeToo movement — yet hundreds of you are sending me unsolicited sexual images and videos. Is that ok now? I thought your sexual ethic was all about consent? This seems like naked (pun intended) hypocrisy on your part,” he continued.

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Your Bestie Dawn
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

most of the girls who dress wearing crop tops and shorts shorts and skirts and whatnot, is because THEY LIKE THEY WAY IT LOOKS. I wear makeup because I LIKE TO FEEL PRETTY. we are not dressing for you, and never will. leave us alone.

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Brian added, “If a man were to send you unsolicited nude pictures or sexually explicit videos of himself, you would (rightly!) judge him as a sexually abusive pervert. But you can do it to me? How does the ethical math work out on that? Maybe your sexual ethics aren’t so ethical after all.”

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The pastor proceeded telling his critics “I don't hate you. Sincerely, I don't.” He added that he hopes “you can find freedom from the crippling weight of your sin through Christ.” Moreover, he called everyone “hypocrites, sinners and moral vagabonds.”

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Denise Allen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

What an actual dirt bag, how do people like this manage to tie their shoes in the am nvm trying to “lead” a family and church? wow, always stunned by humans and their audacity

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Ethan Lang
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2 years ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Even adidas has more common sense than this “Christian pastor.”

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Luther von Wolfen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

God's intention, in the Bible, was that people would be naked and unashamed. Then, Brian Sauve and his ilk came along.

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Luther von Wolfen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Exactly. As I continue my path to ministry, I need to remember that people who call themselves Christians have done a lot of harm. It is on me to present Christianity as a religion of love and equality.

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Luther von Wolfen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

There are a lot of things wrong with that painting, but breastfeeding isn't one of them.

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Pekka Brännbäck
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

“You should seek out an atheist for help” – what an epic reply! :-) I respect people for having their faith, but if some of them just would stop deep-throating others with it and mind their own *#%&! business instead, the world would be a much more pleasant place.

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Luther von Wolfen
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"If your right eye causes you to sin, tear it out and throw it away; it is better for you to lose one of your members than for your whole body to be thrown into hell." Matthew 5:29 NRSV

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Lantana Howell
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amen! We don't get to pick and choose which verses to follow and the verses to ignore.

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Kiem Gallagher
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I'm always confused by religious people, like listen... I get that you want to live your "truth" and all, but why are you policing everyone else's way of living? I don't believe what you believe but I respect if you want to cover from heard to toe because I have absolutely zero interest in forcing my beliefs on anyone... so get out of my closet, my uterus, my marriage, my house, my work, my everything and go back to your life.

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Artoonist Corine
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

In the immortal words of Miz Noxema Jackson - "Your approval is neither desired nor required!"

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Samantha Lomb
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2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I've always felt unless a task requires specific genitals to do it ( ie breast feeding) there is no reason for it to be gendered. What Brian is saying here is I enjoy having a maid I can sleep with and I will use my religion to guilt someone into occupying this position

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