Should a woman wear a covering on her head in church? No: 908 - Worldwide Church of God - 1958

Worldwide Church of God

We continually receive letters asking: "Should a woman wear a covering on her head in church?" Some churches require women to wear veils or hats in church. They claim I Corinthians 11:1-16 as supposed scriptural proof. They quote verse 6 specifically: "For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered." Other churches use this same scripture as support for their doctrine that women should never cut their hair. Modernists contend that whatever Paul taught the Corinthian Church is not for us today anyway - and they proceed to do as they please. - Information Supplied By: Herbert W Armstrong Library