Christianity Flashback

Looking for something fun to do? Pour yourself a cup of coffee and read the Canons from the Synod of Elvira. Here are some fun ones:

57. Women and men who willingly allow their clothing to be used in secular spectacles and processions shall be denied communion for three years.

62. Chariot racers or pantomimes must first renounce their profession and promise not to resume it before they may become Christians. If they fail to keep this promise, they shall be expelled from the church.

67. A woman who is baptized or is a catechumen must not associate with hairdressers or men with long hair. If she does this, she is to be denied communion.

81. A woman may not write to other lay Christians without her husband's consent. A woman may not receive letters of friendship addressed to her only and not to her husband as well.