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Sounds interesting, the reenactments. Kind of proves anyway that historically men indeed wore earrings. While some ppl might still think that for men to pierce their ears is somewhat avant-garde, yet really from an historical point of view when men and boys do it today in order to be able to...

The grace of God in Scripture is - or should be - very humbling, from a doctrinal standpoint.

Interesting... So is your daughter prone to getting tattooed? :)

I'm sure he would....

Drawing the line is hard! :) Up here, a Canadian Prime Minister said he stood for conscription if necessary but not necessarily conscription.

It's a pity when the progress of the Gospel gets mixed up with politics. Believers proclaiming the Gospel should be thankful for blessings in Providence, rather than identified with particular political associations.

Sorry, I thought I had offered a comprehensive set of options for the poll, but maybe some possibilities escaped me... :) (Maybe I should add another possible answer to the poll options?)

Thank-you again, Sir! Clearly different Christians will come to their own individual conclusions and preferences, and have a clear conscience about various sides of the preference.

I think your quote from Philippians 3.20 shows just how far apart in one's thinking people for whom religion means political activism are from born again believers.

I do have a lot of problem with the NIV... Preferably stick to the KJV.

Thank-you, Sir, for your comments. (I thought I had offered a comprehensive set of options for the poll, but maybe some possibilities escaped me...) Thank-you anyway.

@amadeus FYI...thread and poll.

It's easy just to talk about personalities rather than Scripture doctrine.

Yes, indeed; a great deal added.

For so many, probably clicking them in as a rite of passage, without a lot of thought.

Seems rather aberrant, Scripturally considered.

Is it adding to Scripture?

Those who say "1611 only" - meaning the edition commonly used today - maybe don't realize that the 1611 edition, and most editions until the early 19th century, contained the Apocrypha.

Not a factually based argument, right?

Seems now to be mainly customary for men to do both ears now, right?