wow.. :) thank you for the post :) indeed it is a conviction of the heart from the Spirit of God of the truth of His Word. Take care ya? keep in touch and let us know how you're doing.. :)

yah! the conviction to obey is very admirable (: but after reading that i feel compelled to put in my thoughts too.. hope it's okay.

i'm sure we know there are different understandings of these verses by people who i think are no less christian than we are.. this is probably one of many non-fundamental issues where we have some wiggle room, after reading and understanding the word in totality (as opposed to important gospel issues that we have no room for being wrong: such as whether we have to speak in tongues to be a christian, whether we should ignore god's character as a righteous judge but only a loving forgiving father, etc..)

of course having this understanding of the verses isn't necessarily wrong (: but i'd suggest for us to be discerning before we mention our position to others? for example, if i was indeed a christian woman (only god knows..) and i understand that verse as a temporary cultural significance (this interpretation is acknowledged in our niv study text, i seem to agree), and i was presented with this view bluntly, i might be put down and demoralized by being called a fraud for not wearing a veil. maybe some girls who come across your blog who don't come from a bretheren church, for example might feel the same

much more constructive to constantly question, challenge (which is what you've done) and encourage everyone to have a good and constantly-improving understanding of his word, and then encourage everyone to serve/love/obey god the best way we honestly know how (: