Ear piercing: for sons as well as for daughters: is it appropriate? (plus poll)

[farouk]

I think it is strange to see a man with more then one ear pierced.

When they do it, most men now have them pierced both sides.

(Maybe you've noticed. Seems reasonable enough to me, anyway.)

 

[farouk]

@Laish Thanks for your 'likes'. And even if the older generation of men often does not now participate in the widespread ear piercing custom, it's still quite reasonable for the younger generation of men to do it, isn't it?

 

[farouk]

Thanks to all who voted so far in the poll!

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[farouk]

@Not me FYI, did you vote in the poll?

 

[Not me]

@Not me FYI, did you vote in the poll?

No I didn’t, for me it would just be a human custom, wouldn’t get one closer to the Lord or farther away, so for me it would be neither here or there.

Each person must go with what the “peace of Christ in their hearts” say about things like this.

(At least in my growth in Christ)

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[farouk]

....for me it would just be a human custom, wouldn’t get one closer to the Lord or farther away, so for me it would be neither here or there.

Each person must go with what the “peace of Christ in their hearts” say about things like this.

Thanks for your comment.

For women, almost universal, widely regarded as almost necessary sometimes, a bit like a necktie equivalent, really. For men, not strictly necessary but certainly not problematic, either, IMHO; can be good.

 

[farouk]

@Not me PS: There is actually a poll response option: "Not sure / rather not say", FYI...

 

[Not me]

@Not me PS: There is actually a poll response option: "Not sure / rather not say", FYI...

That’s true, but neither of those fit. For I am sure and I have no problem saying, so there is not a option that fits my thoughts. So I can’t settle for something my heart isn’t on board with. Hope you understand ?

Blessings

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[farouk]

That’s true, but neither of those fit. For I am sure and I have no problem saying, so there is not a option that fits my thoughts. So I can’t settle for something my heart isn’t on board with. Hope you understand ?

Blessings

Much love in Christ, Not me

Oh okay!

(Maybe another, precisely worded option could be added to the poll...?)

 

[Pearl]

Thanks for your three posts, above. I've not worn earrings for a long while, but I did a long while ago. How about your husband?

No farouk, and not my son but all my female relatives do. There were some Christian brothers at church who wore a single earing as a sign of being a slave to Christ, but that practice is less popular now.

 

[farouk]

No farouk, and not my son but all my female relatives do. There were some Christian brothers at church who wore a single earing as a sign of being a slave to Christ, but that practice is less popular now.

Thanks! I guess when you finally did it, it kind of completed the circle among all your female relatives. Having the holes for the option to put them through. Kind of memorable to have it done, anyway.

 

[farouk]

But there is a couple older ones at my church who get on to me once in awhile about having my daughter's ears pierced, because they believe it is sinful

Re-read this; for them to say that, weird, weird, weird....

 

[Pearl]

Thanks! I guess when you finally did it, it kind of completed the circle among all your female relatives. Having the holes for the option to put them through. Kind of memorable to have it done, anyway.

I don't know what you mean by 'completed the circle'. I think apart from my gran I was the first in my family. Not a big issue though.

 

[farouk]

I don't know what you mean by 'completed the circle'. I think apart from my gran I was the first in my family. Not a big issue though.

Oh okay, sorry, I must have misunderstood. Seems like apart from your gran you almost spearheaded it and then, "all my female relatives do", the others followed... (I stand corrected!)

 

[farouk]

@Pearl @Not me

My husband has both his ears pierced. Where I live Hartford CT. It is extreamly common for a guy to have both his ears pierced. I've been working in the school system for 5yrs. And I can't tell you how many.. boys have both their ears pierced along with most Dads that come in.

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PS: I guess the OP quote, above, is pretty relevant, also. In some areas, although not strictly necessary at all, it's what boys simply expect and are expected to do.

(A bit also like a tattoo at 18, I suppose.)

 

[farouk]

Each person must go with what the “peace of Christ in their hearts” say about things like this.

It does seem that in some areas quite a lot of Christian younger men seem to be at peace with studded/ringed ears, anyway.

 

[Pearl]

It does seem that in some areas quite a lot of Christian younger men seem to be at peace with studded/ringed ears, anyway.

The Christian men I knew who had pierced ears had little crosses.

 

[farouk]

The Christian men I knew who had pierced ears had little crosses.

So would it have been one ear or both?

Yes, it can sometimes be a worthwhile thing for Christian men to do.

 

[Not me]

It does seem that in some areas quite a lot of Christian younger men seem to be at peace with studded/ringed ears, anyway.

Blessings,

Much love in Christ, Not me

 

[farouk]

I think apart from my gran I was the first in my family.

Now in families it's almost the expected thing to do, isn't it?