Havard Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 No wonder this country/forum/skier is going downhill. That, Mr M.......made me laugh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peter richards Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 She's a bit chubby isn't she.curry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gaz1 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Whoa betide the next school that tries to tell a youngster off for wearing a St Christopher. that was most schools ages ago, no jewelry of any kind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Lynz_ Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Thats a bit silly, just because she/her family are not white does that not make UK their country? Seriously!! Sorry bad example, what I meant was if you visited a predominantly sikh country you would be expected to follow their rules. Perhaps had you read my second reply you would have understood more what I meant, although granted it was not well explained initially. If I went to a Sikh school I would be expected to follow their rules and am sure that if I was wearing a crucifix or something unacceptable (for whatever reason). I would be told not to wear it and that would be the end of it. I have no problem with race or religion except when time and money is wasted on cases like this for no good reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darren-K Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 Im pleased this girl won her court case,what a downright disgusting thing to do to ban someone from education just because they wear a bangle - anyone who thinks otherwise should be totaly ashamed of themselves. The pathetic Uk gets more pathetic as each day passes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted July 29, 2008 Share Posted July 29, 2008 If you have faith you dont need symbols to prove it. I agree with Lynz, if we were to go to a sikh/islamist etc state/school/whatever displaying symbols of christianity you would be told to remove them. Yes Darren the girl shouldnt be denied education even if it is welsh, but she should also respect the rules the school has in place that everyone else adheres to. Religion is not a topic to be trifled with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drnas78 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I agree with Darren k well said buddy if wearing that bangle is part of her religion then she has every right to wear and that should be same for rest of religions a small item to represent their religion is no big issue scholl should not have made a mountain of a mole hole, teachers get paid to teach, Its called standing up for your rights fair play to the young girl and i hardly think this case is gonna make much saveing to the tax payer compared to what is wasted on other things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Animal Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 scholl should not have made a mountain of a mole hole. I thought they made comfortable shoes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael Posted July 30, 2008 Author Share Posted July 30, 2008 if wearing that bangle is part of her religion then she has every right to wear No she doesn't, school policy says (or said) that items like this shouldn't be worn by anyone. and that should be same for rest of religions a small item to represent their religion is no big issue Ah... now we are getting somewhere, you see the case in question isn't for all religions, it's for one, do you think that all of a sudden everyone else in the school will be able to follow this with their own religious treasures? I don't see it happening somehow. scholl should not have made a mountain of a mole hole. *snigger* teachers get paid to teach. And school governors get paid to govern/ Its called standing up for your rights fair play to the young girl and i hardly think this case is gonna make much saveing to the tax payer compared to what is wasted on other things. It's called being weak and demanding, if someone needs to wear such a thing to get through life then maybe they need something beyond school to help them with their mental state? It's a chunk of metal, wear it when you get home if you need to. And the case hasn't made any saving to the tax payer, how could it? But thanks for your input, which school do you go to BTW? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Can we have a ruling whereby the people who bang on about their religion as if it makes them better in any way, shape or form get shot in the face? I think it would make things a lot simpler for the rest of us. Seriously, and I've said this before, religion is holding back the progress of humanity as a whole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juanchan Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Can we have a ruling whereby the people who bang on about their religion as if it makes them better in any way, shape or form get shot in the face? I think it would make things a lot simpler for the rest of us. Seriously, and I've said this before, religion is holding back the progress of humanity as a whole. I have no objections to people following their religion of choice, but when they kick up a fuss that their religion doesn't seem to work with the ways of a Christian society, it really annoys me. Either s0d off to another country or wear the chunk of metal during your own time. Girls in my school were allowed to wear one plain ring. Anything else was confiscated and returned at the end of the day. And I agree with the comments about being weak minded if you're so dependent on a shiny trinket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 It's all 'bout da bling bling innit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Seriously, and I've said this before, religion is holding back the progress of humanity as a whole. Did you read my Ataturk quote? That guy was awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 The other problem in all this is that the parents have failed and their kid stands more chance of being undisciplined now that the school's authority has been undermined. Too many parents don't think school rules and generally "strict school" is important. They think it's fine to threaten and undermine teachers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I agree with Darren k well said buddy if wearing that bangle is part of her religion then she has every right to wear and that should be same for rest of religions a small item to represent their religion is no big issue scholl should not have made a mountain of a mole hole, teachers get paid to teach, Its called standing up for your rights fair play to the young girl and i hardly think this case is gonna make much saveing to the tax payer compared to what is wasted on other things. Im not religous, but i like punk music would it be ok to go to school with a pink mohawk ????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 She wants a bag over her head, not a bangle, ugly @+@~%$ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Im not religous, but i like punk music would it be ok to go to school with a pink mohawk ????? Missing the point much?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 Missing the point much?! just trying to point out that rules are rules and people shouldn't be excluded from them, is it ok for rastafaians to smoke grass in a no smoking zone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz6002 Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 She wants a bag over her head, not a bangle, ugly @+@~%$ I saw yesterday that the girl had previously been banned from walking in the corridors with other students. She had to wait to go to class until everyone else had gone. It makes me wonder why that could be? It's not like the family were trying to fight that through the courts and that seems a greater invasion of her civil liberty. It provokes thoughts that maybe there is a little more to this than just the bangle thing... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 just trying to point out that rules are rules and people shouldn't be excluded from them, is it ok for rastafaians to smoke grass in a no smoking zone? I know what you're doing - I'm agreeing with you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 If this bint has such a pressing need to wear this stuff maybe her parents should have read the school rules and decided to send her to the school in the same catchment area that DID allow the wearing of jewellery, rather than expect the school they chose to change the rules to accommodate her? Bit like buying a house near a race circuit then complaining of the noise.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 She wants a bag over her head, not a bangle, ugly @+@~%$ HAHAHA! CW for Deputy PM, after Clarkson of course! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spidermonkey Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 I know what you're doing - I'm agreeing with you! thank you, sorry about the rubbish spelling Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 If this bint has such a pressing need to wear this stuff maybe her parents should have read the school rules and decided to send her to the school in the same catchment area that DID allow the wearing of jewellery, rather than expect the school they chose to change the rules to accommodate her? Bit like buying a house near a race circuit then complaining of the noise.... Precisely - so why do the high courts deem rulings in the way they do, to 'keep the peace'? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marc_p Posted July 30, 2008 Share Posted July 30, 2008 She wants a bag over her head, not a bangle, ugly @+@~%$ If this bint has such a pressing need to wear this stuff maybe her parents should have read the school rules and decided to send her to the school in the same catchment area that DID allow the wearing of jewellery, rather than expect the school they chose to change the rules to accommodate her? Bit like buying a house near a race circuit then complaining of the noise.... We might disagree over Supra styling(i'm happy with my 19's:D), but that has to be the best comment so far in this thread and I completely agree. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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