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(8,698 posts)1 Corinthians 11:5-6
"But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her headit is the same as having her head shaved. 6 For if a woman does not cover her head, she might as well have her hair cut off"
To a lesser extent
1 Timothy 2 : 9-10, "I also want women to dress modestly, with decency and propriety, not with braided hair or gold or pearls or expensive clothes, but with good deeds, appropriate for women who profess to worship God."
Then this:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_headcovering
It has been a common mandate since the founding of Christianity for women to cover their head in church or while in prayer.
It is still a expected practice for Catholics, Anabaptists, Amish, Mennonites, some sects of Church of Christ and so on.
It is Paul who insist on it in Corinthians but it is western evangelical Christians that decided it doesn't apply anymore. Like selling your children into slavery or eating shellfish. I'm not judging, just pointing out inconsistencies.