Going backwards into the future

From Australia-

Very few women actually live today as the Bible instructed them to; the Amish might be rare exceptions. Take short hair, for example; how are women getting away with sporting pixie dos today when 1 Corinthians 11 says: ''Does not the very nature of things teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace to him, but that if a woman has long hair, it is her glory?''

When author Rachel Held Evans decided to spend a year living strictly ''as a biblical woman'' she found herself, among other things, obliged to grow her hair, wear scarves on her head, refer to her husband as master, rise before dawn, camp in the front yard when she had her period, submit to her husband and refrain from speaking about the Bible when men were present.

A year later, she had gained six kilos, developed a fondness for unleavened bread, confused neighbours by carrying banners about her amused husband which read ''Dan is AWESOME'' - and decided those who wanted women to stop preaching to men had not properly understood the Bible.

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http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/going-backwards-into-the-future-20121130-2am0e.html#ixzz2Di9cOtGV