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Teen Wears 'Jesus' Costume to School for Halloween,Told to Remove It for Being 'Offensive'
christianpost.com ^ | November 1, 2013|11:46 pm | KATHERINE WEBER

Posted on 11/02/2013 6:21:12 PM PDT by massmike

A Chicago-area high school pulled a senior student from class on Thursday after he showed up to school wearing a Jesus costume for Halloween. Shortly after, the school then reversed its decision and allowed the teen to return to class wearing the costume.

Angenetta Frison, mother of Marshon Sanders, a senior at Highland Park High School in Chicago's northern suburbs, said in a statement to a local news outlet that her son was asked to remove his Jesus costume after two teachers at his high school reportedly complained that the costume was offensive. The costume consisted of a long white robe, red sash, head scarf and large cross around his neck.

"I encouraged him to dress as someone inspiring or uplifting," Frison told the local Lake County News-Sun of her son's costume, adding that when she asked the school's dean what was so offensive about the costume, she didn't receive a direct answer. "When I asked her what she meant by offensive, she couldn't tell me," Frison said. "He's walking around dressed like Jesus, a religious icon. What's offensive about that?"

The mother went on to tell ABC 7 News that other students at the school reportedly dressed as Mormons, priests, and even the biblical character Moses, and were not ordered to change out of their costume like her son was. His costume last year was an outfit meant to resemble the rap artist formerly known as Snoop Dogg, and that costume was reportedly acceptable to teachers.

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TOPICS: Education
KEYWORDS: antichristianbigotry; chicago; costumes; discipline; dresscodes; halloween; leftismoncampus; teens
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To: onedoug
HELLO
21 posted on 11/02/2013 7:56:12 PM PDT by baddog 219
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To: GeronL

Highland Park is a predominantly Jewish community. Why Jesus? Who knows.


22 posted on 11/02/2013 8:23:51 PM PDT by Blackirish
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To: massmike

Give the kid a break, he didn’t actually tell people he ~was~ Jesus, he just dressed up as him for a “holiday” (that I doubt Jesus would approve of), but innocently enough.


23 posted on 11/02/2013 8:26:12 PM PDT by JSDude1 (Defeat Hagan, elect a Constutional Conservative: Dr. Greg Brannon!)
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To: massmike

Despite the spin, it sounds like he was mocking God.


24 posted on 11/02/2013 8:40:15 PM PDT by UnwashedPeasant
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To: massmike

Offended liberal lying teachers proving their ignorant arrogance and foolishness and selfishness once again. Such teachers and liberals and leftist democrats offend me very, very much indeed.


25 posted on 11/02/2013 8:42:28 PM PDT by kindred ( God is just and the justifier of him that believes in Jesus.)
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To: massmike
"When I asked her what she meant by offensive, she couldn't tell me," Frison said. "He's walking around dressed like Jesus, a religious icon. What's offensive about that?"

The mother went on to tell ABC 7 News that other students at the school reportedly dressed as Mormons, priests, and even the biblical character Moses, and were not ordered to change out of their costume like her son was.

The Lord of Lords cannot be proclaimed by the evil ones who have already chosen Satan as their own god - I've herad religious folks say that if someone proclaims themselves as icons for God and wants you to follow them, ask them to proclaim Jesus as lord and Savior of us all....

26 posted on 11/03/2013 4:14:24 AM PST by trebb (Where in the the hell has my country gone?)
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To: mountn man

Did anyone notice from the pic in the original article the student appears to be black? He should have just said I am
the Messiah, Barack Obama. No trouble.


27 posted on 11/03/2013 5:11:54 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: dowcaet

A few years ago I went to Ft McHenry and was shown a short film about F.S. Key and the Star Spangled banner; at the end, the curtains to some windows opened up and we could see a flag flying and we sang the song. Then I got out and saw a guy wearing a Che T shirt. Ugh. No idea why the guy even bothered to
visit the historic site, if he has that attitude.


28 posted on 11/03/2013 5:16:56 AM PST by raccoonradio
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To: raccoonradio
Did anyone notice from the pic in the original article the student appears to be black? He should have just said I am the Messiah, Barack Obama. No trouble.

Nah...Teleprompters are too heavy and awkward to carry around.

29 posted on 11/03/2013 7:16:29 AM PST by mountn man (The Pleasure You Get From Life Is Equal To The Attitude You Put Into It)
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