"But if a woman has long hair, it is a glory to her, for her hair is given to her for a covering."
Author: 1 Corinthians 11 Verses #: 15
For 2,000 years christian women abstained from cutting their hair. I find it iteresting that short hair became fashionable with the victory of the women's movement in achieving the right to vote for women. Women became free in the 1920's and beyond with shorter hair and shorter skirts. There are "cults" and christian groups who still teach that a woman should have long hair and long skirts. They adhere to literalism of scripture and they teach women to continue a lifestyle of domination through "authoritarian" marriages and church groups. These women have never experienced the women's movement and are living a lifestyle that was challenged by women starting the the 1800's. I can only imagine the engergy it must take to constantly teach that women cannot wear shorts, swimsuits and get their hair cut this day and age. Legalistic, perfectionistic, performance based belief systems are exhausting and eventually just don't work. It is religious lobotomy to be forced to live to the teaching of a very old book written by ancient men.
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