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Teenager banned from wearing Christian chastity ring at school
Daily Mail ^ | 04th December 2008 | Luke Salkeld

Posted on 12/05/2008 1:29:35 PM PST by forkinsocket

The item of jewellery owned by Kioni Lansbury represents her intention to stay a virgin until she marries. But her school has deemed it potentially dangerous and against uniform rules.

Kioni, who is a regular church-goer, was inspired to wear the ring by the American pop group the Jonas Brothers, who have all made pledges of celibacy. Purity rings are popular in America where organisers have persuaded a vast number of teenagers to abstain from sex. Kioni, of Ottery St Mary in Devon, said: 'Lots of girls sleep around. I want to keep myself pure.

'Many of my friends want to get one. If people can wear head scarves, why can't I wear a ring?' Kioni, who will turn 13 later this month, added: 'The ideas behind the purity ring are something I believe in. I believe in Jesus and a lot of his teachings. 'If you wait you know you're with someone who loves you.' She added that she would continue to wear the ring at school but remove it when appropriate. 'I will take it off if I think it's dangerous but I'm going to carry on wearing it. 'I came across the whole purity ring thing after getting into the Jonas Brothers. I loved the music but then discovered what they stood for and it went from there.' Kioni was given the purity ring by her mother Sandra Holden last month. The 42-year-old said: 'I think she should be able to wear it. It is no different to religious symbols. She wants to save herself for when she's older and doesn't want to waste her innocence. She feels very strongly about this.'

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; United Kingdom
KEYWORDS: antichristianbigotry; chastity; dresscodes; ring; school; truelovewaits; uk
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To: Mrs. Don-o
Let's not forget the head scarves. Just think of poor Isadora Duncan.

My first thought, as well. For those who don't know, Isadora Duncan was a world-famous dancer and courtesan at the beginning of the 20th century who was killed when her long, trailing scarf that was wrapped around her head and neck became entangled in the spokes of the convertible sports car in which she was riding. When the car accelerated, the wheel spun the scarf tight and strangled her.

41 posted on 12/05/2008 2:49:50 PM PST by Albion Wilde ("Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." --Thomas Mann)
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To: Dead Corpse

Or, ‘keep your personal life to yourself’.


42 posted on 12/05/2008 4:25:24 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: MrEdd

No, it’s not. I just think kids in school should have something better to do than advertise whether they are or aren’t having sex. I think this puts too much emphasis on it.


43 posted on 12/05/2008 4:26:51 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: Mrs. Don-o
Just think of poor Isadora Duncan.

When I was a kid, my folks wouldn't let me wear a scarf, because of Isadora Duncan.
44 posted on 12/05/2008 5:12:50 PM PST by Mariebl
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To: org.whodat

Makes sense.


45 posted on 12/05/2008 5:13:36 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: SECURE AMERICA

I don’t know, why?


46 posted on 12/05/2008 5:15:06 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: Mrs. Don-o

Fine, I just don’t understand why the need to communicate this concept.


47 posted on 12/05/2008 5:17:43 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: mountn man

I would thik that gays doing that stuff would be pretty controversial also.


48 posted on 12/05/2008 5:19:09 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: stuartcr
Why not just say no at the appropriate time and leave it at a personal level instead of wearing something publicly that one knows will cause controversy?

Why didn't you just read the article and leave it at a personal level instead of posting a comment publicly that one knows will cause controversy?

49 posted on 12/05/2008 5:19:27 PM PST by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: Grizzled Bear

I guess because it’s a public forum on the WWW.


50 posted on 12/05/2008 5:21:37 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: stuartcr

It’s only a controversy to fools.


51 posted on 12/05/2008 5:21:46 PM PST by gitmo (I am the latte-sipping, NYT-reading, Volvo-driving, no-gun-owning, effete, PC, arrogant liberal. -BO)
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To: gitmo

That school must be run by fools.


52 posted on 12/05/2008 5:23:14 PM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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To: stuartcr
There are already gay awareness days. Kids can wear shirts that say "Celebrate Diversity" or anything about "Tolerance". They can have special days where they have tape on their mouth, to visually symbolize how they're "silenced". They can have gay clubs in schools. The schools promote and sponsor mandatory diversity or tolerance work shops.

Its all pretty controversial stuff, and yet it happens. The only thing that slows it down, or possibly stops it is the ACLJ or other groups like it.

Meanwhile, should a kid wear a t-shirt that would say something like "Celebrate Straightness" (nothing ANTI-gay) he/she would have to remove it, because it would be "divisive" or "provocative".

So whats the big deal about a chastity ring? If it does say anything, somebody would have to hold the persons hand still and get up close to read it.

A chastity ring is nothing more than a symbol. To others its to symbolize, if you want a piece of meat, look somewhere else, I'm not interested.

But in reality it symbolizes right versus wrong. Morality vs immorality. It symbolizes that THERE IS a difference in this world. We're not all the same. And in the end, some ARE better than others.

53 posted on 12/05/2008 6:04:56 PM PST by mountn man (The pleasure you get from life, is equal to the attitude you put into it.)
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To: Terabitten

“The principal said, and I quote: “’The ring would be extremely dangerous in PE, technology or science lessons.”

Clothes could be, too. They could get caught in something or catch on fire.


54 posted on 12/05/2008 6:09:41 PM PST by ViLaLuz (2 Chronicles 7:14)
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To: sionnsar

“Yesterday, Mrs Jarrett defended the ban and said: ‘The ring would be extremely dangerous in PE, technology or science lessons.”

Bet she could have multiple body piercings and no one would have an issue with that.


55 posted on 12/05/2008 6:16:19 PM PST by Freedom56v2
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To: forkinsocket
Couple of thoughtd:

What was the rule before this?

Many atheletes wear rings. They just take them off when the play. Why can't someone wear a ring in the class room and put it in their pocket or bag when participating in sports or other "dangerous" activities.

56 posted on 12/05/2008 6:21:02 PM PST by nufsed
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To: forkinsocket

Kids NOT having sex is only dangerous to those who want to have sex with kids.


57 posted on 12/05/2008 7:35:35 PM PST by Some Fat Guy in L.A. (Nope. Not gonna do it.)
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To: stuartcr
Sounds like she was. It was the other busy-bodies that stuck their nose in her business.

What next? No crucifixes?

You can have my pentacle when you pry it from my cold, dead fingers...

58 posted on 12/05/2008 8:08:22 PM PST by Dead Corpse (What would a free man do?)
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To: ViLaLuz
Clothes could be, too. They could get caught in something or catch on fire.

Although the attempt at sarcasm is not lost on me, certain types of clothes are typically banned in shop and/or chemistry classes.

59 posted on 12/06/2008 5:24:08 AM PST by Terabitten (To all RINOs: You're expendable. Sarah isn't.)
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To: mountn man

I definitely agree that we are not all the same and some are better than others.


60 posted on 12/06/2008 6:02:24 AM PST by stuartcr (If the end doesn't justify the means...why have different means?)
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