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. . . .
(Excerpt) Read more at telegraph.co.uk ...
My two cents for the year....
Carry on.....
I think it is pretty clear that Peter was speaking against an oppulent show of wealth which is often used to put those who are not as wealthy "in their place".
He wasn't against braiding hair; he was against braiding the hair with gold and silver thread as was the custom of the time. Only the wealthy had the money, time, and labor (often slave labor) to do those intricate do's.
He wasn't against women wearing dresses, but he might have a problem with a $20,000 wedding dress, or designer fashion. Maybe even buying clothes for the label.
Whatever you do, wear, say, etc., you should always examine your motives behind them.
Bizarre. So purity is now evil? I don't get it. Suppose getting pregnant while as a teenager is a better option. /sarc
The other guy was the hijacker. I was just pinging you as the hijackee. :-)
"you suggested that many Christians do not condone the wearing of any adornments whatsoever...being that Catholocism is the ONLY true Christian denomination on earth......"
HUH, HELLO!! MAY I BE SO BOLD AS TO EXPECT YOU TO SPELL THE WORD 'CATHOLICISM' CORRECTLY, IF YOU ARE GOING TO BANTY IT AROUND AS "THE ONLY TRUE CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION..."
Geezzzzzzze....
ping... HE EVEN SPELLED IT WRONG.
You know, this gets tough to juggle when you have friends in several of them! (ROTFLMAO)
Am I wrong in believing that members of orders whose members take a vow of poverty tend to not wear jewelry?
I don't know. I've been kicked out of all of them. :-)
Do not worry - they are killing themselves via abortion. A couple more missing generations and we will never have to worry about liberalism again. Sad, but true.
Here's my $.02- if you care to know what I think:
Peter basically meant that your inner beauty is more important than your outer beauty. He didn't legalistically mean you can't wear makeup and braid your hair, but that being preoccupied with outward appearance is unwise, if we neglect the true potential for beauty within.
That legalistic translation just devalues the spiritual content of the verse, lowering the standard to a carnal meaning, and putting the emphasis 180 degrees from the point of the verse in the first place.
Not surprising in a country that has banned guns and wants desperately to ban knives. You must be open to being screwed or you are not being very British.
Exactly. Otherwise, a wedding ring is somehow sinful?
Be blessed.
:)
Never quite thought of the possibilities here. . .
However, there is one aspect not counted here; and that is how many women are still having babies. . .becuase it increases their welfare check. . .(is the limit three yet?)
Oh, well. . .a few Libs around cannott make too much difference. . .
Oh. . .no; we didn't count all those in power positions. . .from around the world; i.e. the United Nations. . .which wants to be OUR Government as in 'Master' Government. . .
Okay. . .just one day at a time here,. . .;^)
"OH, this has happened uncountable times in the U.S.A.."
Purity rings being banned by schools? I think not.
>Purity rings being banned by schools? I think not.<
I was not referring to purity rings. I was referring to Bibles, or papers written by children on Jesus, or many other things Christian including prayer. Small children have been belittled by the public schools for these things, and it breaks my heart.
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