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Ed finds out the hard way that joining a group doesn't always make you popular.

From the page: ""I, along with 11 other Christian girls at Millais School, decided before God that we would make a commitment not to have sex before marriage, and as a sign of that commitment, to wear a simple silver ring from the 'Silver Ring Thing' movement."

She said: "The wearing of the ring was, to me, a demonstration of my Christian faith and values, which are based on the Bible - which clearly teaches that sex outside of marriage is wrong and therefore not God's best for us.

"Despite the fact that Muslim girls at our school wear headscarves, and Sikhs wear Kara bangles, the school refused to allow me to manifest my belief through the wearing of a ring.

"The school governors originally said it was for health and safety reasons that purity rings were banned from school, but have offered no evidence to support the view that wearing a ring could physically harm another pupil or staff member."

This makes me ill. See previous post.

Why is it that when someone does this to a Pagan symbol, it's considered disrespectful, but when it's done to a Christian symbol, it's "artistic" or "just a joke?"

We really need to get to the point of respecting each other's religious beliefs so that we can move on and make some real progress in this world.