To Mask or Not to Mask?
[1 Corinthians 11:4] When a man prays or preaches, if he covers his head, he humiliates his head. [1 Corinthians 11:5] When a woman prays or preaches, if she does not cover her head, she humiliates her head, because it is like having her hair shaven. [1 Corinthians 11:7] A man should not cover his head because he is the image and glory of God; but a woman is the glory of a man. First of all, this is just one of the minor topics of Pauline contextualised or dispensational ethics, it's by no means having the same status as Christ's commandment [entole], not to mention the Law [Nomos]. Biblical Greek Κατακαλύτομαι Katakaluvptomai, means wearing a veil, which is now can mean a mask. Yet, the question of wearing a mask or not nowadays, under contemporary complex social and public health subjects surely has multi-facets to discuss, and it's impossible to discuss them all. The main reason Paul told men in churches then not to cover their heads, is to separat...
