What’s with the head coverings? As Paul has advocated before, this is a measure of unity. In ancient days, women sometimes uncovered their heads to show a higher social status. Unmarried women in some cultures would go without head coverings in order to attract a husband, still others considered women with uncovered heads immodest. You can imagine how distracting this argument must have been for the church. So Paul gets to the heart of it: ladies, wear a head covering. We’re coming together in a spirit of unity to worship, not argue about what statement a woman makes by covering her head. (Information taken from page 2003 of the Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible, NIV version.)