Thursday, May 15, 2025

When Apostolic women cannot remove their hair for any reason, what do they do when they get cancer? And if chemotherapy, the type of treatment whose side effects include having their hair fall out, is the best option for treatment?

 

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When Apostolic women cannot remove their hair for any reason, what do they do when they get cancer? And if chemotherapy, the type of treatment whose side effects include having their hair fall out, is the best option for treatment?

Hopefully they make an exception for getting chemo and just let their hair fall out, do they? Or do they try any other type of treatment that lets them keep their hair?

Hopefully there isn't a parallel to how the JW's refuse blood transfusions even when it would save their lives.

 

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[–]jebtendersAnglo-Catholic 1 point  

I thought they meant the Armenian church at first

[–]_meshuggenehJewish 4 points  

Apostolic referring to what? Which denomination are you mentioning here?

[–]_meshuggenehJewish 4 points  

Sub-denomination fits.

Haven’t heard of them before, but in my experiences with people from that faith, Pentecostalism is not a monolith. Their attitudes can be both very leaning and very strict depending on the issue.

[–][deleted] 4 points  

They aren’t too big in the logic department.

[–]NowoToneApatheist 2 points  

What are apostolic women?

[–]NowoToneApatheist 2 points  

I didn’t know the first one, but are Pentecostal churches against cutting women’s hair? It’s the first time I hear that. There’s a Pentecostal group where I live and they don’t seem to be very different from other Protestant groups, unlike, for example, Jehova’s Witnesses.

[–]Professional_Ant_315Kemetic 2 points  

I wouldn’t exactly call Oneness and Apostolic the same thing. UPCI, the largest Oneness org, allows its congregations to to be flexible on hair and dress and there are trinitarian Apostolics.

[–]pomegranatebeachfox 1 point  

That's a great point! Thank you. I can only speak from my personal experience, which is limited (although not non-existent). I was pentecostal for a lot of years before becoming agnostic. Thank you for clarifying/correcting!

[–]NowoToneApatheist 1 point  

Thanks for the explanation.

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