Symbols do change, and standards should be flexible enough to recognize this. What was once a good sign of victory in World War II became the traitorous peace symbol during the Vietnam War. Beards and moustaches, once consistent with masculinity, sturdiness, and dignity, changed to mean sloppiness and rebellion in the sixties. Christian organizations often correctly set standards to avoid association with Satan's counterculture. There is a danger, however, of setting these types of standards in concrete.
Convictions stand while taboos fossilize or crumble.
Convictions developed through a study of God's Word are sturdy because they are based on eternal truth, but standards developed to maintain Biblical convictions should be flexible enough to adjust when Satan's tactics and tricks change. The taboo-giver, however, bridles when asked to explain his beliefs. Disagreement is considered disloyalty, and Scriptures are wrested and twisted to justify, rather than interpreted to rationally explain. When the young are unable to receive straightforward, reasonable answers regarding convictions and standards, they are provoked to anger and frustration. If the ordaining group is in a position of power and able to inflict sanctions on the offending member, one of two things generally happens.