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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Highland Park is a predominantly Jewish community. Why Jesus? Who knows.
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.
Despite the spin, it sounds like he was mocking God.
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.
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....
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.
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.
Nah...Teleprompters are too heavy and awkward to carry around.
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