July 18, 2007
Chasity Ring Girl Loses CaseBBC News 24, July 16, 2007
Excerpt of article: A 16-year-old girl was not discriminated against when she was banned from wearing a “purity ring” in school, the High Court has ruled.
Lydia Playfoot was told by Millais School in Horsham, West Sussex, to remove her ring - which symbolises chastity (From RTF: a word that means choosing not to have sex before marriage) - or face expulsion.
The school had denied breaching her human rights and said it was “delighted” with the outcome.
Miss Playfoot said she was “very disappointed” by the decision. Read the rest of the article.
From RTF: What does this mean in terms of the freedom to express your beliefs? Is this something that you should pay attention to? Big deal, or not?
Filed under: real articles, real issues
Posted by T. Suzanne Eller @ 8:34 am
Debbie says:
OHMIGOODNESS!!! Of course, they had to expell her, she was actually expressing a belief that differed from the others in her school. :-O DUH!
I mean, what would happen if the school actually let a (shhh…cover the kiddies’ ears) Christian express her beliefs? Why the whole bunch of students might become tainted by her high moral standards!
That simply cannot be allowed to happen.
The flip side of this (or good news) is that this case is gonna get a LOT of media attention. And there are bound to be a few hundred teens (perhaps unsaved) who see this. What Satan means for evil, God can STILL use for His good.
Debbie