Featured The Pensacola Faction of Fundamentalists Capitulate on Hair

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major on minors and minor on majors

 

Anyone who supports Colin Kaepernick seems to be outside the bounds of fundamental Christianity. No one wants to foow rules anymore. The world should change to accommodate everyone.

 

I have never understood why hair is an issue?

ever?

why does it matter if a man’s hair is on his shoulders? Say like Trevor Lawrence?

who determines how long os long?

again, why does it matter?

how does it hinder our relationship w Christ?

how does it hinder others?

mph well, I’m an old fat white guy, no one is going to listen to me

 

This is a good example of fundamentalist racism. A beka is simply a curriculum company. To deny a person their diploma because of how they look is pure legalism and in this case, racism. Racism was one of the many reasons I found fundamentalist churches to be bound in legalism and missing grace.

 

Back in the day, that was the rule even in my very secular public high school. Now times have changed...

 

I was one of the first to have a full beard back in 1976

I had a tinge of white on each side of my chin. I looked 28

 

I also had hair longer than most and yes, I had a beard so I was going to hell, had “longer hair”, so yes doubly.

THEN, I had a Harley and there was no hope for me. And the leather jacket meant true deprivation

Years later, everyone in my family was like yeah Thanks!! We knew you could and would take the heat for all of that. After I would do it, all of the rest did it since I had broken new ground for everyone.

people say it was rebellion, I say it wasn’t. It was just me being what I wanted at that time.

 

You might can say it's legalism, but racism is not a justified claim.

 

The obvious one is racism in this specific instance.

 

No. White and Black kids have dread locks. Hair styles in general are dealt with in their dress code. I used to attend, many years ago, a Christian school that used the Abeka curriculum and dress code. Hair length and style was dealt with. Dredlocks were against dress code. Permed hair on man was against dress code. Neither was racist. They cover it all. A racist parent tried to make ithis racist. If you are going to say dreadlock prohibition is racist, you would have to call permed hair on man racist. That was quite popular at the time. Permed back hair on mullet. Neither is racist. It is simply a standard. They do not want long hair on men. They don't want long straight, curly, or kinky hair. They don't want long hair tied up to keep it off collar. They don't want long hair. You want long hair, go somewhere else.
You just have a rebellious kid and parent, Imposing their rebellion by using the racism allegation.

 

LOL, "a rebellious kid and parent."
Spoken like a legalist who refuses to admit racism.

 

Nothing racist about it. All forms of long hair or artificially curled hair on men are prohibited. Nothing racist there.
One can have a dress code without being legalist. Saying long hair sends you to hell would be legalism. Saying we don't want long hair at this school is a preference. If you want long hair, go somewhere else. The public school I attended prohibited hair below collar for all athletes. Guess they were legalist and racist?
I have no idea why you so consistently condone rebellion.

 

When you claim rebellion let's be clear you are referring to rebelling against the legalism and racism of A Beka.

 

Careful Dr. You are spouting way too much common sense for some of the folks on here!!
Gonna give them panic attacks if you persist!!

 

No, it's not rebellion. ABeka is merely a textbook company. They can make suggestions on how to teach their curriculum, but they have no say in what people must look like in order to have a person complete their curriculum. The reason ABeka backed off is because they knew they would not only be sued in the court of law, but they would lose this lawsuit in spectacular fashion.
They got called out for their racist rules and terrible legalism and they made an about face to not lose money. They were about to be exposed and they are now playing a game to keep from having people drop their curriculum like a bad habit.

There were a couple years, a long time ago, when I had to use ABeka curricula. It was awful stuff. I was glad to be rid of using it. Even then I noted its racist undercurrent.

At some point ABeka needed to be confronted with the legalism and racism within its organization. This is a moment of confrontation and ABeka is running away with its tail between its legs.
Perhaps God will break its pride even more before the organization repents of its behavior.