Introduction
Posted by Setuthua on November 07, 2003 at 19:10:12: Previous Next
Hello all =)
Um, Im really new to this place so I thought that I'd just greet everyone and present myself.
Im 21 years and raised pentecostal. I've always wanted to have long hair but the church and family wouldn't allow it. So, when I was 19 I decided that I wasn't going to cut my hair again. Now, I am 21, and I have a malady. It seems as if my hair grows out faster in some places than in others. The sides and top of my hair are substantially longer than my front. I am worrying that I may be going bald =(
Anyone have any words of Guidance?
Re: Welcome
Posted by Hair Religion on November 07, 2003 at 21:08:01: Previous Next
In Reply to: Introduction posted by Setuthua on November 07, 2003 at 19:10:12:
Growing your hair can and will teach you things. Things like the petty rules that some in current society will try to make you conform to but which have nothing to do with anything real or relevant.
Don't get discouraged by constant pecking like this because after a time most of it will stop. Most importantly you must have patience or learn to have patience as hair grows at one speed, yours, and it is slow.
Re: Introduction
Posted by Oversurf on November 08, 2003 at 09:42:59: Previous Next
In Reply to: Introduction posted by Setuthua on November 07, 2003 at 19:10:12:
Welcome...
: Im 21 years and raised pentecostal. I've always wanted to have long hair but the church and family wouldn't allow it. So, when I was 19 I decided that I wasn't going to cut my hair again...
I have heard of some churches that prohibit long hair on men and there
is an out-spoken pastor whose denunciation of long hair on men has
been discussed before on this board. I too am pentecostal and have
yet to hear anyone mention my long hair. I am the only male in my
entire church that has long hair and at first that made me a bit
uneasy, until I took a closer look at the bible. I haven't found
a passage that says long hair on men is a sin. I would suggest
you ask your detractors to back up their assertion with scripture.
Are all the women in your church sporting long hair and veils?
: ...Now, I am 21, and I have a malady. It seems as if my hair grows out faster in some places than in others. The sides and top of my hair are substantially longer than my front. I am worrying that I may be going bald =(
: Anyone have any words of Guidance?
Your last hair cut may have something to do with the appearance that
the hair along your 'bangs' or 'fringe' is shorter that the rest.
Perhaps it started out shorter? You say it's 'substantially'
shorter so maybe I'm wrong here. Baldness is mostly genetic, take
a look at your elders and if they are bald, well... there's a good
chance the same may happen to you. There may be ways of preventing
this from happening but I am not qualified (thankfully) to provide
guidance in this area.
Again welcome and please don't be shy about posting messages,
we get alot of 'one-hit-wonders' here :-)
Welcome to the board
Posted by Sorted on November 08, 2003 at 10:29:22: Previous Next
In Reply to: Introduction posted by Setuthua on November 07, 2003 at 19:10:12:
: Im 21 years and raised pentecostal. I've always wanted to have long hair but the church and family wouldn't allow it. So, when I was 19 I decided that I wasn't going to cut my hair again. Now, I am 21, and I have a malady. It seems as if my hair grows out faster in some places than in others. The sides and top of my hair are substantially longer than my front. I am worrying that I may be going bald =(
As an atheist, I've never understood why members of some churches are so keen on persecuting their own, especially considering that historically they always persucuted some other faith... I guess there are just people involved in every church who like to use religion as an excuse for emotional battery and conformism. (That's why I feel better off out of it.) And now that is no longer politically correct to abuse another faith, they turn on their own!
As far as your hair growth goes I wouldn't worry about uneven length, every hair on your head will grow at a slightly different rate, the only way to keep it 100% even is to trim every day. More practically if your concerned that your going bald, I'd say don't be, very few people go bald at 21. But most guys hairline receeds somewhat post-puberty.
If your worried that your hair grows unevenly then get a trim to even it out, and have another in 6 months time, also, makesure you eat a balanced diet, getting plenty of vitamins and amino acids. Check out this site for info on eating healthy for long hair:
Re: Introduction
Posted by Redleader on November 08, 2003 at 15:54:26: Previous Next
In Reply to: Introduction posted by Setuthua on November 07, 2003 at 19:10:12:
I also have never understood the christian viewpoint (and I only speak of a fraction of christians) that male long hair is sinful. Even though I was raised in an agnostic family, I was still told many of the age old principles, such as judge people for their insides and respect people's personal choices.
Why a church that is centered around a man with long hair (at least in 95% of depictions) feels that long hair is a sin comes off very hypocritical to me. It's almost silly. Long hair has been the norm in society since the beginning of time. It wasn't until a few centuries ago that short hair began to take the place of locks. And this change was simply for power and conformity of the masses (especially in slavery).
My current girlfriend is Lutherin. While we have made an agreement to keep our religious differences out of our relationship, it still comes up quite often. Her parents do not accept me into their household and commonly speak very negativley of me behind my back. Many of the comments deal with my hair and how sinful it is.
My best advice is to just keep growing your hair and don't listen to any comments from your church or family. They obviously don't agree with the principles that your religion was founded on.
As for thinning, that happens to a lot of us. At times, I feel as if my hair is thinning, but then I look in the mirror and see otherwise. It may just be an illusion of it growing longer.