. . . you are twisting around the Word of God and taking it out of context:
1 Cor. Chapter 14 concerns the exercise of gifts
1 Cor. 14:1-6 concerns superiority of prophecy
1 Cor. 14:7-25 concerns the gift of tongues
1 Cor. 14:26-40 concerns exercising those gifts in public worship
With regard to public worship, a church service is to be orderly, not confusion. Paul sets the example for how speaking in tongues is to be done in an orderly manner (For ye may all prophesy one by one, that all may learn, and all may be comforted [14:31].
"Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. [14:34]Now what is Paul talking about here? Tongues. He is not saying that a woman is not to speak in church; he is saying that she is not to speak in tongues in the church.
When Paul refers to the "commandments of the Lord" [1 Cor. 14:38], he is referring to the passage immediately prior to his writing about prophecy and gifts used within the church; it is not a blanket statement about women's hair length, that was in another chapter, and that is not a commandment of God, rather, Paul's preference that women have their hair long, due to the fact that prostitutes shaved their head in Corinth:
"But if any man seem to be contentious, we have no such custom, neither the churches of God" [1 Cor. 11:16].Paul says here that the church ought not to make rules in connection with the matter of women's dress or men's hair. The really important issue is the inner man. It is the old nature which needs a haircut and the robe of righteouness. The haircut and style of clothes won't make much difference if our old nature is under the control of the Holy Spirit, Who will take care of the outer man. Paul is just stating his opinion about men's and women's hair and dress.
HUH?? Where did you get that?? What Paul was talking about was the the WIVES (not women in general), were not to speak to their husbands in church. A little study of the original church would explain what Paul was saying. The original church had sections separated across from each other. The Jews still practice this today - separating the men and women in church. Because the WIVES were sitting across the isle from their husbands, they would stand up and begin yelling at their husbands - you know - about housekeeping stuff. Paul got upset at them, and told the WIVES to be silent while they were in church.
I speak in tongues in my church - and so does the majority of my congregation. To say women are not allowed to do this is just plain ignorant.