Hi John,<br><br>The problem I see with the cultural argument here is that Paul argues that even nature itself teaches that for a woman to have long hair, it is a glory to her (vs. 14 - 15). Hence, I find it hard to escape the idea that it is a glory for women to have long hair according to the way in which she was created. On the other hand, I don't believe that the covering spoken about here is required today in worship, simply because the context in which the covering was required no longer exists. When my wife begins praying and prophesying in our worship services I'll encourage her to wear a covering, but until that time I think she is okay. [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/grin.gif" alt="grin" title="grin[/img]<br><br>As a side note, I do have high respect for those women who in godly fear and for the sake of conscience wear a covering in worship, even if it does obscure the view at times. [img]http://www.the-highway.com/w3timages/icons/laugh.gif" alt="laugh" title="laugh[/img]<br><br>Sincerely in Christ,<br><br>~Jason<br>