In biblical times, it was a symbol of slavery. Slaves were tagged on their ears for identification and ownership. Later, in the Egyptian culture, the mark of 2 earrings or multiple piercings on a male represented bi-sexuality and whoreish behavior. And all the great kings and leaders of Godless civilizations that were lascivious in behavior wore them as this symbol.

In the early 70′s pimps started wearing 1 earring in the black community as a symbol of slavery to sex. It meant that you were a player and enjoyed multiple sex partners. It was called Macho from the term Machismo which means excessive male or extreme male. This is what the single earring meant and still means. 2 earrings on a man was, and in most cases still is, a symbol of bi-sexuality.

There is a spirit behind every movement. It dosen’t change just cause you want to look cool. Hopefully T.D. Jakes will wake up and realise that and stop wearing it.

I am not starting rumors, I am just listing some facts.

I also agree with A Good Thing that sometimes “the strong have to bear the infirmites of the weak” and consider the weaker sheep and refrain from some things. In simple terms “it just don’t look right”

Honestly, I don’t even care that he chooses to wear an earring. I do agree though, if he cannot wear it in front of his congregation though, then he really should not have worn it at his daughter’s private wedding AND then posted the pictures of it on the internet for all to see and comment on.

I feel that it is very inappropriate for any occassion for a man in his position to wear an earring. He should have known better. You know the haters of the Gospel just looking for something to rail on him about. That diamond bling stud carries a very worldly, pimpish, baller, gangstah, B.E.T. type persona that just does not become a man of his caliber and position. Not to mention he is a HOLINESS APOSTOLIC fire ball preacher! I feel like he used very poor judgment by wearing it, especially at such a recognizable event! That’s just like me as an evangelist putting on fake eyelashes with lots of makeup and bright red lipstick with a tight fitting designer bling T-shirt with a pair of very tight fitting rocked up blinging jeans with high stripper-heels on and wearing them to a live Praise the Lord Telecast being viewed all around the world! It is all about the perceptions and Bishops like him have to walk a very fine line, because he is responsible for millions of souls who look to him as their spiritual leader ALL OVER THE WORLD. I am just so irrrrrrrrked! I still love him and “get over it already” personally, but I am incensed over how he is like one of the most reputted and well loved BISHOPS in the WORLD and “he of all Bishops” is blinging baller style like that! Serita should have been a wise woman of God and told him….”Nah Bishop… let’s keep this between us boo….you only “bling” in the privacy of our home when we together…not for the world to see you Bey…cuz you know something negative gone be said.” Just GROSS lack of wisdom on both of their parts and on the supposed “spiritual leaders/advisors” who are apart of his inner circle. Just a shame! Sorry shame at that and just more bashing on the Body of Christ. Plus look how he all “hunched down” dancing with his daughter…..I was like “oooooo no! You trying to be like dem youngens how dey get down”. Ahhh, just so unattractive for a BISHOP. PERIOD. I still love em though, but it just go to show you how ANYBODY can get caught up and let wisdom fly the coop and don’t stay sensitive to the consequences of what they do. We all are guilty in some way of doing similiar things that possibly brought reproach on the body of Christ to some extent, but stillllllll….HE is the BISHOP T.D. JAKES! He can’t fit in with the cultural norms of this day and the B.E.T. crowd—EVER! What was him and Serita NOT thinking….Go figure!?!