[sinkspur]

"[Nichol] explained to her superior that what they were asking her to do was like asking her to remove her wedding rings; that the cross to her is a symbol of love, and that she belongs to Jesus," McCarthy says. "She felt as though they were asking her to deny Christ. They responded that they didn't care, but that she would be suspended from her job, which she ultimately was."

Let's see how this works:

"XXXXXX explained to her superior that what they were asking her to was like asking her to remove her wedding rings; that her pentagram to her is a symbol of love, and that she belongs to Satan," XXXXX says. "She felt as though they were asking her to deny Lucifer."

No religious symbols, of any kind, is a pretty sound policy, it seems to me.

Besides, Jesus told us not to flout ourselves; when we wanted to pray to Him we should go in private to do so.

This lawsuit is just more flouting.

[Hodar]

Too logical.... stop it ... you have to think E-m-o-t-i-o-n-a-l-l-y about Christianity.

How about:
"XXXXXX explained to her superior that what they were asking her to remove her Bling-bling was like asking her to remove her wedding rings; that her pot emblem to her is a symbol of love, and that she was a Rastafarian," XXXXX says. "She felt as though they were asking her to deny her beliefs."

I agree totally. If you want seperation of Church and state, make the seperation complete. As it is, it looks like she's 'showboating' how religous she is. The age old 'martyr' ploy ... she how she's suffering for her beliefs...

[trebb]

No religious symbols, of any kind, is a pretty sound policy, it seems to me.

Or - xxx was told to take off her weeding ring because "they" thought it might give the wrong message to gays/lesbians...

Trying to "protect" people from things you disagree with adds up to (and leads to) censureship on more and more things. Carrying a symbol of your faith/belief/religious orientation is far different than trying to cram it down someone else's throat. Those that try to deny you the freedom are the ones doing the cramming. If kids are exposed to more and get to understand that not everyone feels/believes the same things, they are more prepared for the real world and don't grow up thinking that because a rare instance of something can be "bad" that we ought to squash ALL instances of it.

[cake_crumb]

"Besides, Jesus told us not to flout ourselves; when we wanted to pray to Him we should go in private to do so."

BS. That's not why people wear religious symbols. I've worn a cross all of my life, and would fight ANYONE who tried to make me take it off.

If she'd been wearing a pentagram or symbol of Shiva, the school system probably wouldn't have noticed. Or cared.

[3rdgrademafia]

"Besides, Jesus told us not to flout ourselves; when we wanted to pray to Him we should go in private to do so."

Question…Where did Jesus say that we should pray in private? I don’t see praying in public as “flouting”.

[PatrioticAmerican]

We all know that you are pro-government and anti-Christian, but try explaining the rule about religious symbols in the first place. What possible purpose does it serve?