Re: Christians: What\'s bad about wool and linen blended together?
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She was also cannonized a saint so apparently God did not hold her to the law.
Stu
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Well, her original trial was a politically motivated farce for a variety of reasons--the Bishop who executed her was a puppet of the Duke of Bedford(representing Henry VI who Joan had effectively opposed in the succession by backing Charles VII).
The Bible made exceptions to Deuteronomy 22:5: Women were allowed to dress/cut their hair like men to preserve their chastity, to disguise themselves while travelling through enemy territory, to armour themselves for battle, etc, which were the reasons Jeanne wore men's apparel.
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