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karenwesala
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Posted 11/18/2004 1:12 PM (GMT -6)

Does anyone know of a Christian denomination that encourages and wears the traditional Middle Eastern headdress. I really admire the modesty and discipline behind it, and one like to find a congregation that also believes in wearing this, but still believes in Christ and has Christian beliefs. THank you
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Laika
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Posted 11/18/2004 3:35 PM (GMT -6)

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Originally posted by karenwesala

Does anyone know of a Christian denomination that encourages and wears the traditional Middle Eastern headdress. I really admire the modesty and discipline behind it, and one like to find a congregation that also believes in wearing this, but still believes in Christ and has Christian beliefs. THank you
Please email me rather than answering on the board...you can also post answer on board, but please email it also! thank you
Kswesala@hotmail.com

Many years ago (circa 1980), I briefly attended a church where most the women wore head coverings: scarves, hats, etc., not Middle Eastern headdresses. They didn't preach on it or anything, I had to ask one of the single lasses what was up with all the hats and scarves.

It was Woodland Hills Bible Church (not the Woodland Hills Church in St. Paul), now it appears it's been renamed Redeemer Bible Church.
http://www.redeemerbiblechurch.com/

I know nothing of their current beliefs on that subject, though.

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Tom
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Posted 11/19/2004 2:47 AM (GMT -6)

Karen-

Having lived in the Middle East now for a while, I can tell you that the headcovering for women in churches is on its way out. Many are abandoning it with other older and traditional forms of dress. When I started out there 20 years ago, many women wore a headcovering during church. They didn’t always wear it the entire church service. They would sing and worship without it and then put their headcovering on when the sermon began. Seemed liked that was the important time to have it on.

I believe older Eastern European churches still have the practice too, but I don’t doubt the younger women hold to it less.

Here’s my question. If you want to wear it as an expression of your modesty and submission to God (or for whatever other reasons), why not just wear it whether or not all the other women in a church wear it? If you really think women that don’t wear it are immodest and that makes you uncomfortable, then yeah, you’ll have to find a church were all the women wear a headcovering. That’ll be harder. But in parts of Southeaster PA or OH you might be able to find Mennonite churches that are really committed and alive and where the women wear headcoverings.

Tom

Laika
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Posted 11/19/2004 2:50 AM (GMT -6)

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But in parts of Southeaster PA or OH you might be able to find Mennonite churches that are really committed and alive and where the women wear headcoverings.

I've attended Mennonite churchs where the men wore the headcovering...

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Tigress
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Posted 11/19/2004 9:23 AM (GMT -6)

I knew a gal who discovered as an adult that she is Jewish so she started attending a Messianic Jewish church. In that church the women wore something on their heads during the services only. She herself just wore a barrette with a silk scarf or handkerchief or something hanging down from it - nothing large like a veil or a hat or anything.

I know another gal who discovered that her grandmother is Jewish so of course that means she is Jewish also so she too has started meeting with a Messianic Jewish congregation for services but she never said anything to me about the women covering their heads.

Maybe you'd like to look into a church like that. I'm curious...why do you respect that practice so much?

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BBBCanada
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Posted 11/21/2004 11:33 AM (GMT -6)

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When I started out there 20 years ago, many women wore a headcovering during church.

Man, yer old... Big Smile

Brandon

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