What do you as a religious person think. (Everyone are welcome to answer)

[Shaul]

Which of course change. It was not so long ago that all women always wore ankle length dresses or skirts. But of course being either behind or ahead of such norms gets attention (typically).

I once wore a kilt to a folk concert in Berkeley. As far as I could tell, no one even blinked an eye. At a country concert in Nashville? Let's just say I wouldn't have done it.

And if men wearing nail polish becomes the norm you should expect not to be asked about it. If you were in San Francisco I expect you would be asked less and in some rural middle America locale.

 

[crossfire]

It is obvious. Some behaviors are emasculating.

How is it emasculating? If anything, it would demonstrate courage and bravery to buck the stereotype, imo. (Unless conformity is considered to be a masculine trait.)

 

[Truthseeker]

Today I met some religious people who kind of reacted to me being a man with black fingernails (yes i painted them again ) and their reaction was very clear by their words "ARE YOU GAY?????"

It would also be interesting to hear from my fellow Baha'is about this topic, am i stretching any Baha'i rules by being the way i am?

There is no rule about how you treat your fingernails. As to how wise it is, it depends on what you said next. What did you say?

 

[Spirit of Light]

There is no rule about how you treat your fingernails. As to how wise it is, I don't reallty know.

The only negative so far is that I poked my eye a bit to often with my now longer finger nails ...

 

[Truthseeker]

My girlfriend who was with me at that moment kissed me (a bit longer than nessesary) and said, nope this dude isn't gay....but you can borrow him if you are gay yourself

Okay, that sounds like a strong rejoinder. Not sure that it means. I remeber you saying your girlfriend was bisexual, though.

 

[Spirit of Light]

Okay, that sounds like a strong rejoinder. Not sure that it means. I remeber you saying your girlfriend was bisexual, though.

It only means, my girlfriend know i am straight she made a point out of it due to the harsh way the other person bluntly assued i was gay.

 

[Truthseeker]

In a religious gathering with different religious people from different religions. I was the only Baha'i

An interfaith gathering? There are a small number people who in my area who are doing this, and my wife Sara and I are starting to participate. One problem is that they are often on Sunday, and I am addicted to the Baltimore Ravens American football team whao play on Sundays. Here what everybdy else calls football, we call soccer.

 

[rational experiences]

When a human says black is evil.

Remind them consciousness ours said as the human... the coat of colours thesis has no human father man thinker identification in our sacrificed bio life.

We're all born babies and are innocent of scientific law breaking.

As I'm created in human sex only.

Then remind them. Anyway bible theist book mis interpreter....black in consciousness is clear coldest highest place we are advised of. We named it the immaculate term.

So all of your human wrong thoughts exist because part of families mother father is missing. In DNA because of theist scientists.

And today many men are now gay as are women. As we've lost origin self identification.

Our brother the theist even said if I can identify the non DNA presence in every nations life biology I can channel electricity through your bodies by metals.

As his mind is far more warped than ours.

It's why book theists...the theist history only ever concludes nasty thoughts against natural family.

As natural family was first.

 

[Trailblazer]

Thank you my nails are done by my self

You can do it and have fun when painting your nails exactly as you want them to be

I never do anything with my nails except for clipping them very short so I can type faster.

 

[Spirit of Light]

I never do anything with my nails except for clipping them very short so I can type faster.

Yeah typing on touch screen is a bit difficult now

 

[Trailblazer]

An interfaith gathering? There are a small number people who in my area who are doing this, and my wife Sara and I are starting to participate. One problem is that they are often on Sunday, and I am addicted to the Baltimore Ravens American football team whao play on Sundays. Here what everybdy else calls football, we call soccer.

Forget the religious gathering if there is a football game.

 

[Trailblazer]

Yeah typing on touch screen is a bit difficult now

My nails had only grown a little bit and I was having trouble with a laptop keyboard.
Now I have no nails at all, but they grow back so fast.

 

[sun rise]

Forget the religious gathering if there is a football game.

Football (both kinds) is not religion?

 

[Trailblazer]

Football (both kinds) is not religion?

It is for lots of people.

 

[Sedim Haba]

Today I met some religious people who kind of reacted to me being a man with black fingernails (yes i painted them again ) and their reaction was very clear by their words "ARE YOU GAY?????"

What the heck can't a man have a bit of fun in religious circles without being called gay? By the way to be honest i took it as a compliment to be called gay by them....

It would also be interesting to hear from my fellow Baha'is about this topic, am i stretching any Baha'i rules by being the way i am?

If I saw someone with black nails, the last thing I would think would be 'gay'.
Maybe Emo or Goth or something. Or maybe they just have a nail fungus. Who knows?
That these 'religious people' first go-to was 'gay' says more about them than you.
... if I were in your place there, I'd act so flaming and totally troll them.

 

[Spirit of Light]

If I saw someone with black nails, the last thing I would think would be 'gay'.
Maybe Emo or Goth or something. Or maybe they just have a nail fungus. Who knows?
That these 'religious people' first go-to was 'gay' says more about them than you.
... if I were in your place there, I'd act so flaming and totally troll them.

I gave them a hug after my girlfriend had said her words to them

 

[RestlessSoul]

Years ago when I had both ears pierced as part of my midlife crisis, I was asked if I were bisexual. I said no - I just saw some rockers on MTV who wore two earrings and decided to go for it (true story).

As far as black fingernails go, many years ago I went to a concert as a wizard this & this is a real picture of me almost ready. The band leader asked to use my black lipstick in the men's room because his was wearing off.

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Takes me back to the 70s. Remember this guy….?

 

[PruePhillip]

Why is 'gay' an insult?

Same way as 'Are you divorced' ough to be an insult. Or, 'You were caught stealing' is an insult. Or, 'You had sex with your mother' is still an insult.
There's this thing called a M.O.R.A.L...S.T.A.N.D.A.R.D. and it's a super big part of the bible.

 

[Nakosis]

Today I met some religious people who kind of reacted to me being a man with black fingernails (yes i painted them again ) and their reaction was very clear by their words "ARE YOU GAY?????"

What the heck can't a man have a bit of fun in religious circles without being called gay? By the way to be honest i took it as a compliment to be called gay by them....

It would also be interesting to hear from my fellow Baha'is about this topic, am i stretching any Baha'i rules by being the way i am?

It takes a bit to learn not to judge a book by its cover.
Maybe you helped them with that.

 

[PruePhillip]

It takes a bit to learn not to judge a book by its cover.
Maybe you helped them with that.

In many cases I certainly would judge a book by its cover.
If a person CANNOT HELP their appearance then you don't judge - that's biblical.
But if a person makes a statement by how they appear then you judge them by that statement ie having a Nazi swastika tattooed to their forehead. That's biblical too.