No disrespect intended in any of the following:

"God wants you to do X" is one of the oldest means of manipulation known to man. People have been and still are manipulated into doing just about anything from cleaning your room as a kid to committing genocides as an adult predicated on someone telling them that "God wants you too..."

From the Crusades to Manifest Destiny to "AIDS is bad, but condoms are worse" to "Send me a check for $100" to "God hates _____" to "Shave your head to honor your step-mom". All over the world, throughout history and still today. It's all varying degrees of the same emotional leverage. if someone says God says it's so, it must be right. And somebody, somewhere will believe that at face value.

A lot of people have done (and continue to do) a lot of stupid things because someone ELSE told them what God wanted them to do and they believed that person. But they were believing that person. Not what they beleive to be God.

Sincerity does not equal truth. Just cause somebody says it, even if they believe it, doesn't make it true.

Do whatever YOU think is right for you and call Becky out on her manipulation. She doesn't seem to have your best interest in mind, just her own desires to control your looks, but people can only get away with the behaviors we let them get away with.

Like I said. No disrespect intended.

About 5 or 6 years ago, while washing my truck with a friend who has always shaved his head a young guy appear out of nowhere and started preaching to us.  He mentioned all these things that we were doing that were sins in the eyes of god.  One of these things was my friend’s shaved head and my high & tight horseshoe flattop.  At the time we thought nothing of it.  But now that your guys mention it, it bring memories of that day. 

The bible does mention shaved heads and long hair however I haven’t seen anything that prohibits a man from shaving his head.  Read Corinthians below:

11:4 every man praying or prophesying with his head covered, disgraceth his head.
11:5 But every woman praying or prophesying with her head not covered disgraceth her head: for it is all one as if she were shaven.
11:6 for if a woman be not covered, let her be shorn. But if it be a shame to a woman to be shorn or made bald, let her cover her head.
11:7 the man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man.
11:8 for the man is not of the woman, but the woman of the man.
11:9 for the man was not created for the woman, but the woman for the man.
11:10 therefore ought the woman to have a power over her head, because of the angels.
11:11 But yet neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord.
11:12 for as the woman is of the man, so also is the man by the woman: but all things of God.
11:13 you yourselves judge: doth it become a woman, to pray unto God uncovered?
11:14 Doth not even nature itself teach you, that a man indeed, if he nourish his hair, it is a shame unto him?
11:15 But if a woman nourish her hair, it is a glory to her; for her hair is given to her for a covering.
What do you guys thing?

Vash, I know you don't mean any disrespect.  I do agree with much of what you said.
Usmcpelon, I also don't see where it is prohibited for a man to shave his head.  If Becky ever mentions this again, a friend suggested that I say this, "So who nominated you to become my personal Holy Spirit?"

I agree with Vash.
Everything starting with "God told me ..." sounds suspicious to me.

I agree with Vash.
Everything starting with "God told me ..." sounds suspicious to me.

I think they have pills for that.

WOW.....guys....I appreciate all of the feedback!!!!  Anyway, I have 3 dear sly Christian friends that I have also talked to.  They pretty much agree with you all.  And not because they are sly.  They believe that the issue is NOT the bald head.  They all agreed that it is an excuse to manipulate, that Becky has her own agenda.  Becky basically used my stepmom's illness and dislike of the shaved head to further her own controlling agenda.  Since Becky and I don't attend the same church anymore, I don't see her as much.  But I have decided to confront her on her manipulation.  I am not going to be mean spirited about it.  But too many times, in the past, I have let people run over me  because I thought I was supposed to be "nice".  But I do see that there is a time and place to be nice and try to not hurt someone.  But since I consider her a friend, I do believe that friends need to be truthful.  Sometimes, the truth hurts.  Also I told my stepmom what was going on.  And even though I know she would like me to grow my hair out, she was on my side on this one!  When I do finally talk to Becky about this, I will let you all know what happens!

It sounds to me like your friend is a perfect example of why so many people hate religion and the idea of a god.  When those people hear believers saying such ridiculous things is it just drives them away.  It sounds to me like your bald noggin was on her mind for one reason or another and then something odd happened and she decided that was God telling her she needs to get you to grow your hair.

Like someone else wrote, God has more important things to worry about than your hair.  It may be possible, but if it is then God should speak to you about it.

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