All women are beautiful! Please don't cut your hair

I knew of a woman with long blond curly hair who was an associate Professor at a small college working in the art department. Her specialty was ceramics. It was later at night after her last class ended she was making up clay for the morning classes. She was pouring dry mix into a machine that works something like a concrete mixer. It had large paddles that would spin mixing up the dry mix and water.

As she poured the dry mix in, her hair somehow got caught up in one of the paddles and pulled her head first into the mixer. After some evidence of struggle, she eventually lost consciousness and died from the head trauma. Her body wasn't discovered till the following morning with the machine still running. Ka chunk, ka chunk, ka chunk....

just kiddin! Just some story I heard. But no, go ahead and grow long hair. It looks good!

I remember a true story of a girl that was on one of those rides, not sure if it was a carnival ride but may have been. Her long hair was left flowing and it got caught in the ride somehow, maybe in the mechanics of it. So she was scalped, her hair and skin ripped off. Poor girl. I cant remember if it was a local or international story but from then on I always told people to tie their hair back when going to the local attraction.

Woah! Serious! Those places are dangerous.
Exgf had hair way past her waist. I never thought of that at the amusement park.

Hehe my hair is very long thats why its in a bun most of the day, but when I sit down sometimes I move and my head yanks cause Im sitting on my hair lol

"But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering."
I Corinthians 11

What does the covering part mean?

Hehe my hair is very long thats why its in a bun most of the day, but when I sit down sometimes I move and my head yanks cause Im sitting on my hair lol

Some churches have a tradition of using a hat, like my Bruderhoff friends, but I don't personally think it's talking about that. The covering through the whole chapter is hair.

Context of the chapter is below.
Please ignore the black numbers. That's an auto format numbering thing in the software. It's late and I'm getting tired, so will skip that fix.

1. 4. Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
2. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
3. 6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
4. 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
5. 8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
6. 9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
7. 10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
8. 11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
9. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
10. 13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
11. 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?1
12. 15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

The comparison is men to women and covering vs uncovered. The key to understanding this part is the hair is God's natural covering for the women. Long hair is a glory to women and verses 5, 6 define that it is a covering. It goes into more details about the roles of women. I know that there are reasons why some women have short hair or lose their hair, but it's speaking in general terms of how God designed us.


How long have you had long hair NarrowPath?

Some churches have a tradition of using a hat, like my Bruderhoff friends, but I don't personally think it's talking about that. The covering through the whole chapter is hair.

Context of the chapter is below.
Please ignore the black numbers. That's an auto format numbering thing in the software. It's late and I'm getting tired, so will skip that fix.

1. 4. Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head.
2. 5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.
3. 6 For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered.
4. 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man.
5. 8 For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.
6. 9 Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man.
7. 10 For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
8. 11 Nevertheless neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.
9. 12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
10. 13 Judge in yourselves: is it comely that a woman pray unto God uncovered?
11. 14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?1
12. 15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

The comparison is men to women and covering vs uncovered. The key to understanding this part is the hair is God's natural covering for the women. Long hair is a glory to women and verses 5, 6 define that it is a covering. It goes into more details about the roles of women. I know that there are reasons why some women have short hair or lose their hair, but it's speaking in general terms of how God designed us.


How long have you had long hair NarrowPath?

oh you need to read the verses before those to find out WHO the Head of Man is and who the Head of Woman is

It explains that the Head of Man is Jesus. so when we pray we should not cover our Head JESUS

When women pray they should cover their head THEIR HUSBAND

Just Hair covering was a physical demonstration of something happening in the spititual jusdt like the Wafer and cordial are in church, they are not the body and blood but remind us what occured in the spiritual.


thoughts for you all to think on. I know many will argue LOL

okay that is another interpretation for me to think on.

just dont tell anyone where you heard it LOL

But sometimes we need to think outside the box of tradition
But i am called the heathen and WRONG often in these forums.... LOL

Sometimes called a troll... i guess my autism leads me to think differently

That's ok Robertt. Good insight.
Take care.

I never think i am right when i post. i just post my thoughts

and i always like to read before and after the verses doctrines come from to see if any further explanations are given

I remember a true story of a girl that was on one of those rides, not sure if it was a carnival ride but may have been. Her long hair was left flowing and it got caught in the ride somehow, maybe in the mechanics of it. So she was scalped, her hair and skin ripped off. Poor girl. I cant remember if it was a local or international story but from then on I always told people to tie their hair back when going to the local attraction.