authorities claim the band, which is engraved with a Biblical verse, is not an integral part of the Christian faith and contravenes its uniform policy
This can seem disappointing to keen Christians, who feel the urge to fandom that others express by wearing team colours or putting up pix of singers but direct it to Christ (no necessarily bad thing there, but let's be honest that some zeal is, at least in part, tapping into the 'fandom' instinct) but let's take some satisfaction from knowing that our faith is flexible and responsive in cultural terms and that we are charged with dismantling 'sacred' and 'secular' divides, and not creating arbitrary ones just to be part of the religious burdens club.
Come to me all who are weary and burdened ... and I will give you rest.Let's exalt in not having religious manifestations to parade; save, perhaps those of love, joy, and peace in the Holy Spirit?
School's chastity ring ban 'violated religious freedom'
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