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Virginity rings
Topic Started: Jul 17 2007, 01:37 PM (506 Views)
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[size=5]Schoolgirl loses "virginity ring" battle [/size]Tue Jul 17, 8:39 AM ET



LONDON (Reuters) - A teen-ager whose teachers had stopped her wearing a "purity ring" at school to symbolize her commitment to virginity lost a High Court fight against the ban Monday.


Lydia Playfoot, 16, says her silver ring is an expression of her faith and had argued in court that it should be exempt from school regulations banning the wearing of jewelry.

"I am very disappointed by the decision this morning by the High Court not to allow me to wear my purity ring to school as an expression of my Christian faith not to have sex outside marriage," Playfoot said in a statement.

"I believe that the judge's decision will mean that slowly, over time, people such as school governors, employers, political organizations and others will be allowed to stop Christians from publicly expressing and practicing their faith."

Playfoot's legal challenge was the latest in a series of disputes in British schools in recent years over the right of pupils to wear religious symbols or clothing, such as crucifixes and veils.

Last year, the Law Lords rejected Shabina Begum's appeal for permission to wear a Muslim gown at her school in Luton. That case echoed a debate in France over the banning of Muslim headscarves in state schools.

Playfoot's parents are key members of the British arm of the American chastity campaign group the Silver Ring Thing, a religious group which urges abstinence among young people.

Those who sign up wear a ring on the third finger of the left hand. It is inscribed with "Thess. 4:3-4," a reference to a Biblical passage from Thessalonians which reads: "God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin."

During the case, Playfoot's lawyers argued that the ban by her school in Horsham, West Sussex, breached her human rights to "freedom of thought, conscience and religion" which are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights.

Lawyers for the school denied discrimination and said the purity ring breached its rules on wearing jewelry.

They said allowances were made for Muslim and Sikh pupils only for items integral to their religious beliefs and that, for the same reason, crucifixes were also allowed. But it argued that the purity ring was not an integral part of the Christian faith.

Playfoot said in her statement she would consult her legal team to consider whether to appeal.




http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070717/od_nm/...6y1BWpSFtrMWM0F


I don't know about you, but I find this whole virgintiy cult movement really creepy. First of all I don't think the state of your virginity needs to be publicly discussed. I certainly don't think parents should be this involved in their children's sex lives. And why do we only hear abou the girls?


just creepy. :pinch:
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wissaboo
Jul 17 2007, 12:37 PM
I don't know about you, but I find this whole virgintiy cult movement really creepy. First of all I don't think the state of your virginity needs to be publicly discussed. I certainly don't think parents should be this involved in their children's sex lives. And why do we only hear abou the girls?


just creepy. :pinch:

No kidding.
Waving the virgin banner is IMO inviting something bad to happen. Who knows why they aren't talking about the boys. I sure would like to know why they thought the whole thing was a good idea to begin w/. Considering the repercussions. :confused:
"Would you like to talk about what's bothering you or would you like to break some more furniture?"

"My car just hissed at me. There's steam coming out of the engine"

"Was it the coffee? Are we gonna go too, just like the captain?" "I know what time it is, I don't need a bloomin' cukoo clock"


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I have a ring for each of the vigrinities I've taken. :D
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wissaboo
Jul 17 2007, 03:37 PM
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[size=5]Schoolgirl loses "virginity ring" battle [/size]Tue Jul 17, 8:39 AM ET



LONDON (Reuters) - A teen-ager whose teachers had stopped her wearing a "purity ring" at school to symbolize her commitment to virginity lost a High Court fight against the ban Monday.


Lydia Playfoot, 16, says her silver ring is an expression of her faith and had argued in court that it should be exempt from school regulations banning the wearing of jewelry.

"I am very disappointed by the decision this morning by the High Court not to allow me to wear my purity ring to school as an expression of my Christian faith not to have sex outside marriage," Playfoot said in a statement.

"I believe that the judge's decision will mean that slowly, over time, people such as school governors, employers, political organizations and others will be allowed to stop Christians from publicly expressing and practicing their faith."

Playfoot's legal challenge was the latest in a series of disputes in British schools in recent years over the right of pupils to wear religious symbols or clothing, such as crucifixes and veils.

Last year, the Law Lords rejected Shabina Begum's appeal for permission to wear a Muslim gown at her school in Luton. That case echoed a debate in France over the banning of Muslim headscarves in state schools.

Playfoot's parents are key members of the British arm of the American chastity campaign group the Silver Ring Thing, a religious group which urges abstinence among young people.

Those who sign up wear a ring on the third finger of the left hand. It is inscribed with "Thess. 4:3-4," a reference to a Biblical passage from Thessalonians which reads: "God wants you to be holy, so you should keep clear of all sexual sin."

During the case, Playfoot's lawyers argued that the ban by her school in Horsham, West Sussex, breached her human rights to "freedom of thought, conscience and religion" which are protected by the European Convention on Human Rights.

Lawyers for the school denied discrimination and said the purity ring breached its rules on wearing jewelry.

They said allowances were made for Muslim and Sikh pupils only for items integral to their religious beliefs and that, for the same reason, crucifixes were also allowed. But it argued that the purity ring was not an integral part of the Christian faith.

Playfoot said in her statement she would consult her legal team to consider whether to appeal.




http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070717/od_nm/...6y1BWpSFtrMWM0F


I don't know about you, but I find this whole virgintiy cult movement really creepy. First of all I don't think the state of your virginity needs to be publicly discussed. I certainly don't think parents should be this involved in their children's sex lives. And why do we only hear abou the girls?


just creepy. :pinch:

Here's a blast from the past. A.C. Green, former NBA Star, remained a virgin until he got married. He was trying to tell teenagers that you don't need to have sex to be cool.
I dated a girl in high school who was saving herself for marriage.
She jerked me off so much that SHE went blind. :jack:
 
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Jul 17 2007, 02:52 PM

She jerked me off so much that SHE went blind. :jack:

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:
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Jul 17 2007, 02:39 PM
I have a ring for each of the vigrinities I've taken.  :D

:o I've never been w/a virgin. I almost did once when I was about 20, but didn't. I should have tho. :sad1:
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:o I've never been w/a virgin. I almost did once when I was about 20, but didn't. I should have tho. :sad1:

Those opportunities don't come along very often.
In fact, that may have been your only chance in life to have done one. :o
 
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am I the only one who thinks virginity ring sounds like a sex toy? :lol:
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Jul 19 2007, 06:39 PM
am I the only one who thinks virginity ring sounds like a sex toy? :lol:

That's what I first thought when I saw the thread title. :wtf:
 
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And here I thought it was going to be something like tree rings... you could cut someone open and count how many years they've been a virgin.
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