October 29th, 2009
14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that, if a man have long hair, it is a shame unto him?
Upon reading all of the 1 Corinthians 14, we find that the Apostle Paul is speaking about how women should have their heads covered while men should have their heads uncovered. It goes as far as to suggest that the long hair of women is a natural covering and that for men to have long hair is a disgrace.
This all seems very sexist. I see no reason for women to cover their heads or that they be required to keep long hair, nor does it really make any sense for men to have their heads uncovered. Paul’s logic is clumsy and flawed when he attempts to rationalize this mode of thought. Personally, I think Paul just got one too many black eyes from laying his hands upon the bottoms of long-haired men.