I had a question I directed to my dear friend, because I noticed that many young women are covering their heads. I know that Christ set us free, and all things are possible for the believer, but not all things are beneficial. This was her comment about this subject.
"She sounds like a Muslim. It is the same mentality,
putting too much responsibility on men to control their thoughts and
actions.
The verses about long hair and head
coverings in the Bible were mistranslated. They actually say the
opposite of how they were translated, that it is a person's right to
decide how to wear their own hair, even if women want to shave their
heads. Paul only advised them to cover their heads to comply with
cultural norms, to avoid being mistaken as prostitutes, as only
prostitutes in that culture went about with their hair uncovered or
shorn.
As far as I am concerned, all sexual
areas of a woman should be covered: boobs, belly, and butt. Bare arms
and legs are okay with me, as appropriate for the situation. One would
not go to a job interview wearing a bathing suit or shorts, if they want
the job, and one should always dress for the job afterwards in the same
way as they did for the interview, lest the employer feels that they
were deceived, unless the employer says that casual is okay.
If
a woman wears a short skirt, she should not wear one so short that her
underwear shows when she sits down or bends over, unless she wears a
pair of bike shorts underneath. I did that when I was slimmer and wore
short skirts, so I could relax and not worry about my skirt riding up
when I sat down. Also, for a liturgical dance costume, I wore leggings
underneath so that nobody was distracted by seeing my legs.
It is kind for women to not dress in too distracting of a way when they go to church, so that it is easier for men to focus on the preaching, but if the weather is hot and they want to wear shorts, why should they have to suffer the heat when men wear shorts to church for comfort?'
It is kind for women to not dress in too distracting of a way when they go to church, so that it is easier for men to focus on the preaching, but if the weather is hot and they want to wear shorts, why should they have to suffer the heat when men wear shorts to church for comfort?'
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