[Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living

[Joshua Lester]

I know many women, some in church, and even a Country singer, who have
never cut their hair.
Ever hear of Crystal Gayle?
Blessings, Joshua

On 12/1/11, Ashley Bramlett <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:
> Hi all,
> Interesting  what Joshua said in two threads. I’m combining them as I think
> hair/modesty is a separate thread from the mennonites or Wesley thread.
> I know the Bible teaches modesty but that can mean different things to
> different people. Also, most women follow cultural norms so we can live in a
> secular society and make a living. So even if women didn’t wear pants, they
> do in the 21th century because its business casual, more comfortable than
> skirts or dresses, and of course much easier to put on and wash.
>
> I can understand the makeup and not wearing pantss, but not cutting hair is
> impractical.
>
>
> Anyone else found the hair reference and know any women who don’t cut hair?
> Joshua said,
> “Women didn't ever cut their hair, until the 1920's.
> This was when "Bobbed Hair," became popular.”
>
> and then said
>
>
>
>
> “The Church of England, was Calvinist, (reformed.)
> The Wesleys taught holiness.
> Women didn't cut their hair, wear makeup, or pants.
> They still don't.”
>
> I don’t know anyone following Wesley who doesn’t cut hair. Yes I agree Wesly
> preached holiness and modesty. But not sure on the hair specifically.
>
>
> To me modesty means things like not showing too much, not wearing tank tops,
> having nice manners, and being generous. I do wear some jewelry, but I don’t
> get too fancy; I don’t think I overdue it. just a solid colored bracelet or
> earrings.
>
> Ashley
> _______________________________________________
> Faith-talk mailing list
> Faith-talk at nfbnet.org
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/faith-talk_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
> Faith-talk:
> http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/faith-talk_nfbnet.org/jlester8462%40students.pccua.edu
>