Submission? Or Power and Control?

[Captain]

So let's sum all this up outside of the bitter ramblings:

V5 But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven.

So if a woman prays or prophesies with her head uncovered it would be as if she had completely shaved her head.

V6 ..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.

Basically reiterates verse 5

And how should a woman cover her head? Is a veil mentioned? Maybe a snazzy hat? Nope.

V15 But if a woman have long hair, it is a glory to her: for her hair is given her for a covering.

Her hair is given her for a covering. Now I know there are several here that specialize in private interpretation but really, this couldn’t be any clearer.

Paul says beyond a shadow of a doubt that 1) God has a specific hierarchy of authority 2) that hierarchy goes Christ, man, woman 3) It is such a natural thing for a man to have short hair and a woman long hair that it is self-evident 4) In light of this natural indicator of masculinity and femininity, a woman shows that she keeps her place in God’s hierarchy by dint of her keeping her hair long i.e. her feminine role in that hierarchy.

Uncut isn't so clear but if one wants to err on the side of caution, God will bless that commitment i.e. 1Cor7 where Paul says some things aren't essential but if one does the "extra" in good conscious then all the better. And erring on the side of uncut is a far cry better than something completely man-made like the veil - especially since it opens up the woman to the lie that she can cut her hair to an unfeminine length and still be ok as long as she wears a veil