I don't know of anyone who would say that it is a sin for any woman in the world to wear her hair down, just like I don't know of anyone who say that it is sin for any woman in the world to wear sleeves that are not wrist length or elbow length. Conservative Anabaptists don't think this way.Once Again wrote:It's a sin for a woman to wear her hair down? I've never heard that taught before. The only commands that I've heard in regard to women's hair is: long, covered during prayer and prophecy, not braided.
However...
They would believe that anything like this could become sin if...
1. the church has determined that a certain practice is helpful for promoting Godly values and a member is not willing to submit to the brotherhood in this matter even if they agreed to do submit when they joined the church
2. if the Spirit of God is calling them to adopt this practice and the person is continually unwilling to hear and respond (to him that knoweth to do good and doeth it not to him it is sin)
They would also believe that if there is a practice that enhances Godly living in some way, that practice is good for everybody, in that it would add valued to that person's character or that person's society.
If everything conservative Anabaptists (or anybody else for that matter) encourage others to do has to be framed as "sin" vs. "not sin", it is a lost cause. Some things are good, some things are better, and some things are best and whether or not it is sin isn't really the main question.