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shibboleth:
How about black people, who have naturally curly hair? Do the men have to buy hair straightning kits or go to a hairdresser to get straight hair? Why did God give the black men naturally curly hair?
What about a woman who is going through cancer treatments, and has to have her hair short? Or, what if she is losing her hair?
This scripture has to do with head coverings, not hair length.

love_magnified:
Here is another response by Ray regarding this subject on his site:

Dear Tad:

The "long hair" of I Cor. 11:14 is not speaking solely of "long" hair, but, tressed hair or tresses, ringlets of curled hair, or tufts.

It is much the same principle as with you question regarding women wearing jeans or pants. The Scriptures tell us that men should not wear "what pertains to a woman" and women should not wear "what pertains to a man." But what pertains to a woman and what pertains to a man? Are skirts solely a woman's apparel while long pants solely a man's apparel?

Women have worn "pants" for thousands of year and men have worn skirts (and still do in Scotland during festive occasions). It is not the item so much as the intent of the item. Mrs. Bush our First Lady wears long pants all the time and she looks quite nice and feminine. And I hardly think that anyone would consider the rough and tough firemen of New York to be feminine in their "skirts" when they perform as a bagpipe unit.

But one can wear long and curly tufted hair to APPEAR feminine as a woman, and that certain is not becoming a man. Likewise a woman can wear a crew cut which likewise is unbecoming.

Such articles as feminine makeup, panties, and high-heeled shoes are definitely feminine and should not be worn by men. Gays and queers dress in ways that SHAME their gender.

It may be proper for a church to have a "dress code" for different church functions. The problem could be, however, that these codes go to the extreme. Most men would agree that a woman is much more sexy in a short skirt and high heels than in jeans and tennies, wouldn't you agree?  Maybe this thing of proper dress can be likened to the judge who said, "I don't know how to precisely define pornography, BUT I SURE KNOW IT WHEN I SEE IT"!

God be with you,

Ray

love_magnified:
Yeah, I think the point is really what the intent is.

Kevin:
I play guitar and I use to play in bands. In the late 80"s I had hair longer than my wifes. When I cut my hair I kept some of it and it was nearly 24 inches in lenth. Of course my walk with God then was some what of a blur or stagger or non-existant. Flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God so that would include the hair on your head also. I dont think God minds what your hair looks like. By the way my hair isnt that long anymore. The aquanet is to expensive

jennie:
I love long hair. Being a Southern woman it just seems to go together. We have long, big hair and a slow drawl! I like longer hair on  men too. Maybe it's a throw back to my days of youth. But whatever, I like it! I wear pants and shorts and dresses too. I don't think I can be mistaken for a man and most men I know can't be mistaken for a woman. I think we worry too much about things like that. God just cares what is in our hearts.

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