Perhaps others have already answered your question about head covering, I don't know, I haven't read all the pages in this thread yet. However, I may have a answer for you.
Someone once explained to me that the original writing was worded differently and when translated to English it loses some of its meaning. I believe it origianlly meant that a womans hair IS her head covering and if her hair was cut short or shaved she should wear something to cover her head.
In fact 1 Corinthians 11:15 says that a womans hair is her covering. I believe that this whole passage just says that men should look like men and women should look like women when whorshiping, because that is how God made them.
