"It's a sign of my religious faith, FOOL!"
Posted on 06/17/2006 6:25:09 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
Sikh bracelets, but no Christian rings at school bans pupils from wearing 'purity rings'
A group of teenage Christians have been banned by a secondary school from wearing "purity rings" as a symbol of their religious belief in chastity until marriage.
At least one of the dozen pupils, who all attend the same girls' comprehensive in Horsham, West Sussex, is considering legal action against the Millais School for "a breach of human rights".
Although the school allows Muslim and Sikh pupils to wear headscarves or kara bracelets as a means of religious expression, the purity ring - a small band of silver engraved with a Biblical verse and worn as a declaration of abstinence from sexual relations - is not allowed because it is considered to be jewellery.
Lydia Playfoot, 15, who started wearing her purity ring to the school in June 2004, described its policy as "really unfair".
"My friends and I have had detentions and been taught in isolation for wearing the ring," she said. "I feel like I've been treated the same as someone who is caught bringing cannabis into school."
The increasing popularity of The Silver Ring Thing, an American Christian movement that launched in Britain in 2004 and promotes abstinence before marriage, has encouraged a growing number of adolescents to make a "pledge of chastity".
The movement's followers wear a silver ring to demonstrate their commitment. More than 20,000 teenagers have signed up at roadshows in America and Britain.
Staff at the Millais School insist, however, that the uniform dress code stipulates that no jewellery is to be worn, other than a small pair of ear studs.
Lydia said that her ring was more than a "trivial" accessory. "My ring is a symbol of my religious faith," she said. . . .
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This is so true but no one seems to notice that we are in a Crusade.
WOW, what an awesome way to try to convert people - by being a JACKASS!
Get a clue, loser.
Nice gasoline toss.
We have lots of FReepers who took the Lazamataz intro to FR classes.
They are "proudly posting without reading the article."
With all respect, you need to get out more. Abstinence, and making a public stand for it, is big in the youth groups I know of. The ring symbolizes a pre-marriage commitment to Christ, just as a wedding ring symbolizes commitment to one's spouse.
WOW, what an awesome way to try to convert people - by being a JACKASS!
Get a clue, loser.
Or forget to capitalize...and don't even get Him started on punctuation!
"being that Catholocism is the ONLY true Christian denomination on earth"
Just a tad elitist. You have an exclusive club? A corner on the religious market? Do you have such an inferiority complex that you feel the need to feel superior by claiming you are the only true Christian religion? Are you saying all other Christians are going to hell? You must not have a lot of friends except other like-minded Catholics. Now that you've managed to insult the multitude of other Christian religion believers that frequent this website. You win the booby prize. Islam has the same mindset. Everyone else (Christians, Jews, Buddhists, Hindus) are all infidels and the Muslim religion is the one true religion. Guess you have competition. So now we'll have one heaven for Muslims, one for Catholics, and one each for the Lutherans, Methodists, Episcopals, etc. Makes for a crowded sky.
Which one?
Terycar 1 better not be trying to convert me. I'll scream!!!
JEWELRY:
• Rings (finger or toe)
• Bracelets (wrist or upper arm)
• Earrings
• Necklaces
• Anklets
• Tiaras and crowns and coronets and circlets
This is very easy. If it appears on my list, it's jewelry. If it doesn't, it's not.
What, I can't even braid my hair?
Sheesh. Let Peter come spend some time in Houston in June, with long damp hair dripping down the back of his neck, and let's see how long HIS hair stays unplaited.
LOL. I don't agree with you, but I sure like you. People like you make FR enjoyable and a challenge!
Maybe we should advise these kids to start wearing "purity noserings".
I wonder if school rings are banned too?
I figured the head dress was allowed, but I wondered if jewelry for other groups was permitted as a religious symbol. The bracelet - ok. The Christian ring? Not so much with the ok. Yep, once again a 'Christian' nation shoots itself in the foot.
I'd wear it just to get away from the other students.
ROFL. LOL, they should count themselves lucky.
No wedding rings, make-up, or accessories? Are there any females in this group?
"any kind" does mean "any kind".
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