WHY DO PEOPLE WEAR EARRINGS? Pastor Paul Adefarasin asks a question that many people have never stopped to consider.
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Earrings are neutral genderโฆLol when a woman were born without ear hole..All this men of God knows how to twist things .Yet he was had a stun gun and threatend to shoot the boy .Lol ๐
Earrings have one of the longest continuous histories of any adornment โ evidence goes back over 5,000 years, and the reasons for wearing them shift a lot by culture. Ancient origins. The earliest known examples come from Mesopotamia (~2500 BCE), where gold hoops were found in royal tombs at Ur. Ancient Egyptians of both sexes wore earrings as status symbols โ pharaohs like Tutankhamun were buried with them. In the Indus Valley Civilization, shell and metal earrings appear in archaeological digs almost as old. Religion and rites of passage. In South Asia, ear piercing (karnavedha) became a Hindu sanskar โ a childhood ritual believed to protect health and mark a life stage, still widely practiced today regardless of gender. Many African cultures used earrings and ear stretching to signal age, marital status, wealth, or tribal identity โ the Maasai are a well-known example. In Mesoamerica, the Maya and Aztec elite wore jade and gold ear ornaments as markers of rank and connection to the divine. Shifting gender norms. Earrings weren't always "feminine" โ ancient Persian, Greek, and Roman men wore them, as did many Native American nations. European men wore earrings on and off through history too, notably sailors, who believed a gold hoop could pay for a proper burial if they drowned, or improve eyesight superstitiously. Earrings actually fell out of European fashion for centuries in the Middle Ages (heavy headwear and hairstyles covered ears) before roaring back in the Renaissance as a luxury item. Modern meaning. Today earrings carry all these threads at once โ fashion, religious/cultural tradition, rites of passage, and self-expression, including in queer and subculture communities where specific piercings historically signaled identity. Want me to go deeper on any one region or era?
There are many cultures all over the world, including Africa, where men have worn ear-rings for centuries. Is this pastor saying the men from those cultures look like women? This is the same logic applied to hair styles such as dreadlocks, corn rows and other types of hair used by black men.
In addition, If ear rings are a sign of slavery, why permit women to wear them?
Thank you for speaking the truth. I don't understand how people adopt behaviors without understanding the culture. It is the same thing with dreadlocks. There are people born with dreads called Dada. Naturally, it is lunatic people that have unkept hair that have dreads. Thank you, Pastor, for speaking the truth.
African men and many other cultures including the Israelites in Exodus, wore earrings, and it did not represent slavery in any culture. Many preachers teach their opinions and not facts. Bring biblical facts on what we can and cannot do & not what you think. Church members must read and study for themselves too and not just say amen to everything, because some things these pastors say are just their opinions and feelings and make it law in their churches, and putting a yoke on the peopleโs neck like the bible says. Read and study for yourselves.
Excellent Pastor please preach louder . So many Pastors too scared to speak the truth about earrings, wish Pastors speak about men braiding their hair so disgusting.
Aptly said sir. A slave wears earrings as a covenant to be loyal to his master. Male wear it now as a covenant knowingly or ignorantly.
His message is not out of context. Pastor Adefarasin's life is a testimony of God's grace. More unction to function greatly for Christ Jesus sir.๐๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐
Please preach Jesus Christ and him crucified. A life filled with the Holy Spirit will not misbehave .Let people know the truth and the original so that they will recognise the fake. God isn't concerned about our outward appearances but what comes out of our hearts. Only God Almighty gives us new hearts and a new spirit.
Earrings are neutral genderโฆLol when a woman were born without ear hole..All this men of God knows how to twist things .Yet he was had a stun gun and threatend to shoot the boy .Lol ๐
Earrings have one of the longest continuous histories of any adornment โ evidence goes back over 5,000 years, and the reasons for wearing them shift a lot by culture.
Ancient origins. The earliest known examples come from Mesopotamia (~2500 BCE), where gold hoops were found in royal tombs at Ur. Ancient Egyptians of both sexes wore earrings as status symbols โ pharaohs like Tutankhamun were buried with them. In the Indus Valley Civilization, shell and metal earrings appear in archaeological digs almost as old.
Religion and rites of passage. In South Asia, ear piercing (karnavedha) became a Hindu sanskar โ a childhood ritual believed to protect health and mark a life stage, still widely practiced today regardless of gender. Many African cultures used earrings and ear stretching to signal age, marital status, wealth, or tribal identity โ the Maasai are a well-known example. In Mesoamerica, the Maya and Aztec elite wore jade and gold ear ornaments as markers of rank and connection to the divine.
Shifting gender norms. Earrings weren't always "feminine" โ ancient Persian, Greek, and Roman men wore them, as did many Native American nations. European men wore earrings on and off through history too, notably sailors, who believed a gold hoop could pay for a proper burial if they drowned, or improve eyesight superstitiously. Earrings actually fell out of European fashion for centuries in the Middle Ages (heavy headwear and hairstyles covered ears) before roaring back in the Renaissance as a luxury item.
Modern meaning. Today earrings carry all these threads at once โ fashion, religious/cultural tradition, rites of passage, and self-expression, including in queer and subculture communities where specific piercings historically signaled identity.
Want me to go deeper on any one region or era?
There are many cultures all over the world, including Africa, where men have worn ear-rings for centuries. Is this pastor saying the men from those cultures look like women? This is the same logic applied to hair styles such as dreadlocks, corn rows and other types of hair used by black men.
In addition, If ear rings are a sign of slavery, why permit women to wear them?
Thank you for speaking the truth. I don't understand how people adopt behaviors without understanding the culture. It is the same thing with dreadlocks. There are people born with dreads called Dada. Naturally, it is lunatic people that have unkept hair that have dreads. Thank you, Pastor, for speaking the truth.
Earrings, tattoos and ripped jeans, we are men.
African men and many other cultures including the Israelites in Exodus, wore earrings, and it did not represent slavery in any culture. Many preachers teach their opinions and not facts. Bring biblical facts on what we can and cannot do & not what you think. Church members must read and study for themselves too and not just say amen to everything, because some things these pastors say are just their opinions and feelings and make it law in their churches, and putting a yoke on the peopleโs neck like the bible says. Read and study for yourselves.
absolute truth. thank you, sir.
i saw a backup vocalist of frank edwards with two earrings at the recently held tape 2026
Excellent Pastor please preach louder . So many Pastors too scared to speak the truth about earrings, wish Pastors speak about men braiding their hair so disgusting.
Thank you, Pastor, for this spiritual guidance for our generation. God bless you.
Some men in Africa tribes wear earrings because it's part of their culture.
Reason my Church will never allow beards on their altar too.
Aptly said sir.
A slave wears earrings as a covenant to be loyal to his master. Male wear it now as a covenant knowingly or ignorantly.
His message is not out of context.
Pastor Adefarasin's life is a testimony of God's grace. More unction to function greatly for Christ Jesus sir.๐๐๐ฝโโ๏ธ๐๐
This is truth! Thank you so much Pastor
Earrings werenโt part of African culture?
Thank God for history books oh
God bless you ๐
Well said sir.
Get out sir. You are simply confused and dont even know what you are saying. Mtcheeew.
So much lies and unfounded claims just to push your point.
No be you point person gun that timeโฆ. mtcheeew
Tell all these to people who have lost their sense of reasoning to religion.
Please preach Jesus Christ and him crucified. A life filled with the Holy Spirit will not misbehave .Let people know the truth and the original so that they will recognise the fake. God isn't concerned about our outward appearances but what comes out of our hearts.
Only God Almighty gives us new hearts and a new spirit.
The pastor lied. So unfortunate
Any scripture to back this up? Apostle clarify this
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To the glory of God ! Pastor you said it all.Truth is bitterโฆ