First - how can possible piercing and tattoos (and probably plastic surgery as well, though that is not mentioned) be a religion?!?!?!?
Second, it seems that the "spiritual experience" comes when getting a piercing/tattoo/whatever, not wearing the ring. She can therefore not claim that it is against her religion to remove the ring for the hours that she spends in school.
Third, shouldn't the child welfare department look into this? The child lives with someone who has body altering as a religion. A nose piercing isn't the end of the world, but the step from there to some irreversible body altering is not a big one. Also, this religion carries with it the assumption that the body that you have isn't good enough; a dangerous idea to give a child/teenager.
Second, it seems that the "spiritual experience" comes when getting a piercing/tattoo/whatever, not wearing the ring. She can therefore not claim that it is against her religion to remove the ring for the hours that she spends in school.
Third, shouldn't the child welfare department look into this? The child lives with someone who has body altering as a religion. A nose piercing isn't the end of the world, but the step from there to some irreversible body altering is not a big one. Also, this religion carries with it the assumption that the body that you have isn't good enough; a dangerous idea to give a child/teenager.
Maria
Little?
Me?
Far from it.
I am just large enough.
Fill myself completely
lengthwise and across
from top to bottom.
Are you larger than yourself maybe?
-Ingrid Hagerup-
Little?
Me?
Far from it.
I am just large enough.
Fill myself completely
lengthwise and across
from top to bottom.
Are you larger than yourself maybe?
-Ingrid Hagerup-
Curious to hear your thoughts on this.
- 17/09/2010 04:00:52 PM
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Hmm. A tough one for me as there are a few elements to it
- 17/09/2010 04:36:49 PM
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Re: Hmm. A tough one for me as there are a few elements to it
- 17/09/2010 04:56:53 PM
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Re: Hmm. A tough one for me as there are a few elements to it
- 17/09/2010 05:11:16 PM
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How do they handle a Sikh's dagger?
- 17/09/2010 05:26:29 PM
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i doubt it's something that'll come up 
- 17/09/2010 05:30:00 PM
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- 17/09/2010 05:30:00 PM
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I believe they do that anyway. It's not as if they ever take it out, anyway. *NM*
- 17/09/2010 05:33:32 PM
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Not in the US, no. 
- 19/09/2010 12:40:37 AM
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- 19/09/2010 12:40:37 AM
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no idea. I referred to the US because that's where the article took place, though. *NM*
- 19/09/2010 04:12:22 AM
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Actually, Wikipedia says it has come up in the US and Canada both.
- 19/09/2010 03:28:40 PM
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this is not a religouis issue
- 17/09/2010 06:07:44 PM
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Short answer would be yes... but I'll wait for you to prove
- 18/09/2010 12:32:39 AM
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you can't "prove" evolution but I would guess you still think it is true
- 18/09/2010 04:36:45 PM
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I think she's a little nuts, but kicking her out of school seems silly. *NM*
- 17/09/2010 05:06:54 PM
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My thoughs on this
- 17/09/2010 05:18:36 PM
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I'm not exactly sure what I feel about the religious connotations
- 17/09/2010 05:27:16 PM
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I live on the outskirts of Raleigh. First thought: "I bet this happened in Johnston County."
- 17/09/2010 06:48:41 PM
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- 17/09/2010 07:19:49 PM
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- 17/09/2010 07:19:49 PM
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Headline: "Supreme executive, judicial, and legislative powers to be vested in Aemon, and Sareitha."
- 17/09/2010 07:31:49 PM
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You have to admit it has a nice ring to it.
- 17/09/2010 07:32:56 PM
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When I come to power, I'll be sure to remember you both for executive positions.
- 20/09/2010 01:51:08 PM
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I think dress codes, in general, are absurd in any case, so... *NM*
- 17/09/2010 10:48:11 PM
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Could anyone please explain the reasoning behind banning body piercings?
- 18/09/2010 12:00:00 AM
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schoolsprobably have lots of rules you don't like
- 18/09/2010 12:36:24 AM
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- 18/09/2010 12:36:24 AM
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It wasn't the end to the world but it did instill a disrespect for arbitrary rules. Leg warmers were
- 18/09/2010 01:11:36 AM
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Utter crap, religion of convenience, has anyone looked at their twisted little doctrine?
- 18/09/2010 12:10:15 AM
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It seems obvious to me that they are fetishists hiding behind religion. Lame pussies. *NM*
- 18/09/2010 04:29:10 AM
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