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They're both products of the modern, more "tolerant" church that is in popular decline. You might not see a connection, but where there's correlation, there's something to investigate.There is no connection. And the modern church is not in decline. Some churches are declining, while others are growing. Actually, about the only places in the world where the church is not growing are Europe and the United States. And it has nothing whatever to do with the length of people's hair.Let's not quibble. The question still stands, why do you refuse to recommend for others what you think is good for your own family, your boys or yourself?Simple. Your style of hair is your choice, as is mine. Now - find me a Scripture where Jesus specifically commands us to wear our hair in a certain way, or get off it.I don't equate baldness with skinhead neonazis. So your personal opinion and/or experience is the universal norm? And I'm not talking about baldness. I'm talking about a specific buzz-cut haircut.That would require some offensive tattoos, grunginess, and such. Suppose a couple of nice kids who looked like skinhead neonazis started regularly attending your church and wanted to serve some function in the church, would you not say something about their appearance to them? Would I TELL THEM THEY HAD TO DRESS AND LOOK A CERTAIN WAY? No. Would we talk about it? That depends on how offensive their appearance was.Rather, let me ask this, just a simple yes or no, have you ever been in this situation and not said anything?A simple yes or no is not adequate - so stop trying to put me in a box. The answer depends entirely upon the situation.The thing about teenagers, and I was not an exception, is that they're really ignorant. Some of them have lousy parents, which doesn't help. These kids might not know any better than some of the things they do. It's not that they've chosen these things, they just don't know better. Most of the time, our parents do a good job of guiding us, but not all the time. So, would't it be nice if more adults were willing to be more helpful to the children in their association? It would actually be much better if adults actually focused on the things that really matter. The way a kid looks is relatively insignificant in comparison to what's on the inside.This has nothing to do with what the pastor looks like.But it has EVERYTHING to do with a pastor being overbearing, controlling and manipulative.
A pastor leading people to dress appropriately at church is one thing. A pastor telling people how they have to dress, and telling them what style of haircut is and is not acceptable, is not acceptable.The pastor of said church needs to spend more time helping people be like Jesus, and less time trying to make them little clones of himself.
They're both products of the modern, more "tolerant" church that is in popular decline. You might not see a connection, but where there's correlation, there's something to investigate.There is no connection. And the modern church is not in decline. Some churches are declining, while others are growing. Actually, about the only places in the world where the church is not growing are Europe and the United States. And it has nothing whatever to do with the length of people's hair.Let's not quibble. The question still stands, why do you refuse to recommend for others what you think is good for your own family, your boys or yourself?Simple. Your style of hair is your choice, as is mine. Now - find me a Scripture where Jesus specifically commands us to wear our hair in a certain way, or get off it.I don't equate baldness with skinhead neonazis. So your personal opinion and/or experience is the universal norm? And I'm not talking about baldness. I'm talking about a specific buzz-cut haircut.That would require some offensive tattoos, grunginess, and such. Suppose a couple of nice kids who looked like skinhead neonazis started regularly attending your church and wanted to serve some function in the church, would you not say something about their appearance to them? Would I TELL THEM THEY HAD TO DRESS AND LOOK A CERTAIN WAY? No. Would we talk about it? That depends on how offensive their appearance was.Rather, let me ask this, just a simple yes or no, have you ever been in this situation and not said anything?A simple yes or no is not adequate - so stop trying to put me in a box. The answer depends entirely upon the situation.The thing about teenagers, and I was not an exception, is that they're really ignorant. Some of them have lousy parents, which doesn't help. These kids might not know any better than some of the things they do. It's not that they've chosen these things, they just don't know better. Most of the time, our parents do a good job of guiding us, but not all the time. So, would't it be nice if more adults were willing to be more helpful to the children in their association? It would actually be much better if adults actually focused on the things that really matter. The way a kid looks is relatively insignificant in comparison to what's on the inside.This has nothing to do with what the pastor looks like.But it has EVERYTHING to do with a pastor being overbearing, controlling and manipulative.
A pastor leading people to dress appropriately at church is one thing. A pastor telling people how they have to dress, and telling them what style of haircut is and is not acceptable, is not acceptable.The pastor of said church needs to spend more time helping people be like Jesus, and less time trying to make them little clones of himself.