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State school bans 'chastity rings'
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http://observer.guardian.co.uk/uk_news/story/0,,1800271,00.htmlIt is only a band of silver, imprinted with a Bible verse, worn by a schoolgirl.
But the decision by one of the country's top state schools to ban American-style 'purity rings' - increasingly worn by Christian teenagers to symbolise a pledge not to have sex before marriage - has prompted not just a standoff with local parents, but a debate over religious expression and sex education.
Heather and Philip Playfoot have spent almost two years in dispute with Millais School in Horsham, West Sussex, over their 15-year-old daughter Lydia's ring. While the school's uniform rules forbid jewellery, they argue that the rings - given to teenagers who complete a controversial evangelical church course preaching sexual abstinence - hold genuine religious significance.
So? Was the school right to ban them?
IMO, yes it was. For this is not a fundamental attire of the Christian faith, and it certainly cannot be compared with Muslim girls wearing a headscarf- even though I would probably not want to see those in schools either.
On a side note, I find this whole issue of chastity and purity pledges deeply sickening.
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it was a perfectly normal teaching until recently.
I think these chastity vows are stupid too (especially the one's that have actually already had sex), but if they want to do them, I don't see the problem.
If that does not count as programming and brainwashing, I don't know what does.
What is so sickening about purity pledges? I wonder what Aladdin would prefer. Would he prefer that everyone was having sex well before they were mentally and sometimes physically ready? Yet again, Aladdin tells others not to impose their beliefs on others before he sets out to do the same himself.
Not only this constitutes programming (and fuck knows what else the children are being 'taught'- as the article says there have been cases of various lies regarding STDs and the effectiveness of contraception being peddled by those who run these things) but it is wrong to encourage anyone to take such a fundamental decision and to stick to it regardless of what turns life might take.
Funny how not only 80%+ of those who take such pledge end up having sex before marriage, but fewer of them use contraceptives when they do than those who had not taken such pledges.
Nobody benefits from such courses. I'm simply shocked that there are 'courses' devoted to make anyone make such promises.
I'm not in favour of pointless scare tactics and misinformation either, you know.
your confusing catholics with christians.
i know how you hate all things religous ladin but ...the idea of religion is to attempt to lift people above the norm and the humdrum.to lift yourself up spiritualy.
spiritualy meaning ...instead of just being a gland ...and living off the feelings that are chemicaly primed in your heart and mind ...you actualy strive to be something better than that.
it takes comitment and discipline to rise above being a gland.
School uniform should be abolished, and certainly taking kids out of their lessons - disrupting their education because of a piece of clothing or jewellery is outrageous, I dont care whether its religious or not.
Agreed. In Secondary school, you got a detention if you had a piece of clothing/footwear on that you shouldn't have.
If people are allowed to wear rings to school, then these should also be allowed, if jewellry is not allowed, the neither should these.
Its a simple call.
As for this chastity ring thing, either its the same for all, or they can all wear what they like! Simple as that.
As for brainwashing, nope, thats what happens in some religious schools in America and im sure in some Religious liek catholic schools here, but its hardly a mass thing like in the bible belt of the states.
Programming them into pledging not to have sex until they get married is quite different from preaching common sense and asking them not to have underage sex don't you think.
Incidentally, if there was a course by anyone programming children to have sex before marriage I'd be criticising it just the same.
I found this alot as well. I used to get this at the start of 6th form as well.
I think they were right to not let her have it, but purely on the basis of keeping the same policy for everyone. People get pissed off if you make exceptions for daft things like that. Fair enough she's done that course, whatever, but she doesn't need a ring to show it off when it's against the school policy to let people wear rings. I don't necessarily agree with the policy in itself, but it's nice to see a school actually following their own rules (not like my school, which forced my twin sister to take out her braids which cost about £20, but let one girl keep hers because (and only because) they cost about £200).
The policy is more than likely to do with safety than anything else. (At my school anyway, it was)
or will your kids be the out of control ones who never knew discipline?
were never taught right and wrong ...left to make their own choices ...make their own decisions?
:rolleyes: It's because it can be possible to ctach rings (and nother jewellery) whilst at school - that was the reason we were given anyway.
Not really, no. And if it's crap, why have all teachers reinforced this rule?:rolleyes: (particularly the PE teachers)