[Faith-talk] hair, modesty and Christian living

[Amy Ragain]

Joshua,
you pointed out that Christal Gail didnt cut her hair but if you were a true fan of her's you convinently forgot to mention the fact that her oridganal reason for not cutting it had nothing to do with relidgous reasons.  she herself will even say that it was a prideful thing...her hair was viewed as her glory...and besides she eventually did cut it in the later days...is it still being modist to not cut your hair if you have so much pride in it that you refused to cut it??
and if we aren't supposed to cut our hair would you also tell us that we must cover our heads also in order to remain modest??  where do you draw the line???
do you whare shorts in the summer time? some ppl would say you are being imodest for doing so...how bout short sleeved shirts??   as I said, where do you draw the line??


On Dec 1, 2011, at 9:29 AM, Ashley Bramlett 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
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