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Originally Posted by ColdSilverMoon  Quote:
Originally Posted by reformedman
To conclude, the same line of logical reasoning can be found in men’s earings;
---men are not to dress as women
---earings is acceptable exclusively for women
---therefore men may not use it.
| The flaw in this logic is the second line. By whose standard are earrings exclusively for women? Maybe at certain times or certain cultures, but modern American culture isn't one of those. And there is no Biblical support for the notion that earrings are for women only. So I see no reason to believe earrings are exclusively for women, other than individual opinion. Therefore, I so no reason why men shouldn't wear them. |
To be fair, there are
plenty of reasons for men not to wear earrings, depending on the man and depending on the circumstances . . . just like there are reasons for men not to wear jeans, not to shave their heads, not to eat meat, etc etc etc. Wisdom and prudence come into heavy play with things like this.
But yes, I agree that there's no blanket biblical injunction against any of these things, nor do any of them necessarily indicate vanity or a lack of sobriety of mind.