Why do Catholic Schools have haircut policy when Jesus had long hair?
“Many claim that Jesus had long hair and a beard because he was a participant in an extreme religious vow of isolation. This stems from a mistaken assumption that Jesus was a Nazarite. He was not, and there is no indication either in or out of the Bible that he ever was. He was, in fact, a Nazarene, a much different thing. A Nazarite was an individual who went into isolation for three years during which time, among other acts, no razor was allowed to touch his head, thus the long hair and the beard. Even if he had been a Nazarite he still would not have the long hair and a beard as the Nazarites shaved their beards and cut their hair after this period. A Nazarene is a citizen of Nazareth. Jesus was a citizen of Nazareth and, as such, he fulfilled a prophecy. Why would he not just have long hair and a beard anyway? The main reason is that he would stand out like a sore thumb. The male Jews of his day all had short hair and he would have found himself the target of much ridicule. That wo
