10 and 15 year old sent home from school for wearing a shirt that said the wrong things

[ryai458]

Well a link would be nice. But if this is true, and if it did go down as you say (which is assuming a lot), then i'd say he's using his kids as billboards and he should be punched in the face.

Edit: Yes, punch to the face, daily, doctors orders.

does he have a prescription for that its a pretty powerful drug... FIST!

 

[Mrsoupcup]

People don't worry racism is slowly going away. If only it would hurry up?

 

[TheRightToArmBears]

The father needs a punch I think. The kids seem brainwashed to me.

 

[MajoraPersona]

There's probably going to be a counter-argument at some point, with someone wearing a t-shirt that says "Islam is one of three very similar religions that claim a single deity as their origin and each have numerous off-shoots with varying degrees of craziness."

And on the back it'll say "I didn't read it either."

 

[ArcWinter]

Wow.

Who else is in favor of re-instituting natural selection?

There are wrong opinions. I'm not sure if this is one of them, as I haven't thought it over much, but it's probably close.

 

[Void(null)]

I would have gone into school with a shirt that said:

"Christians... Can't live with them, can't feed them to the lions anymore."

 

[The_ModeRazor]

Damn, they got a day off school!
Yes, Islam must be eradicated! Because they er... uhh... devils! Yeah!
I love people like this. Being around them makes me feel... superior.

 

[Xvito]

Um... Isn't it pretty fucked up to send people home for something like that? I mean, it's their opinion. Why shouldn't they be allowed to express it?

I think it's sickening to see these kinds of things happen. I mean, like seriously... I get sick.

 

[Void(null)]

I would have gone into school with a shirt that said:

"Christians... Can't live with them, can't feed them to the lions anymore."

That's a myth Christians were never fed to lion's they were made into candles though.

Then we should start. Christianity has become to large, and too complacent. Its followers were at their best when they had to fight for their faith, and by their worship they shook the foundations of the established order. When they had to change words into actions, live up to the ideals of their faith and through virtue, change the minds and notions of those around them.

Now that the religion has become default, the lack of understanding or true faith, the more the words of the bible have been twisted and warped by the minds of men. When people no longer read the bible but go to "Bible study" where they read snippets and passages out of order to try and justify a stance of ignorance, intolerance and dogmatic dependence upon the church.

They need a change, need something to keep them on their toes, they need something to fight for, a struggle to bring out the best of them... not sitting idle and complacent, growing fat and stupid, filling their bellies on ignorance and hatred.

Its 2009, almost 2010... one would hope we would be beyond superstitious belief in the all mighty invisible parent figure in the sky and could be nice and loving to one another because its the right thing to do, and not through fear of divine punishment. But failing that... at least the worshipers of said invisible sky god could at the very least, hold up to the ideals of their faith.

Instead, place your hands on the TV and Pray, send me your donations and I will pray for you because god told me I need a new convertible and hate everything we tell you to, because god loves you.

 

[SenseOfTumour]

To me , the mass protests being a sign that most muslims are mental extremists is like saying when there were protests outside the Jerry Springer Opera, all christians were against it, a crowd looks big on camera, but it's still only 50-200 people acting like idiots because being in a mob reduces the IQ of every member in it.

If only we could get a newspaper and TV news network that could show a balanced view of things, but then no-one would watch or buy it, because, according to a good friend of mine who works for one of the UK papers, big hype stories sell papers, along with disasters and tradegy, and most of all anything that'll outrage the 'man in the street' enough that he'll grumble about it to his work mates.

The reason we kept see Maddie photos on the front of the papers for months at a time wasn't because the papers gave a damn, it was because people bought more when she was on the cover, same goes for Diana. People really are that easy to read.

I should say that I don't have any muslim friends, and in fact may never have met one, maybe I have, if so, they didn't make a big deal about it. The point is, extremists are in the minority, or they'd be called the normal ones. As for the shirts, if the dad is so full of hate and fear of Islam, why the hell is he making his kids a target for revenge attacks? Why not have the balls to wear it yourself instead of making your kids targets? Note that I don't think they'd have got any more than some verbal ridicule, but in their dad's head I'm sure they were in great danger from the evil muslims.

Of course I rail against the media, but I'm always ready to read it and find something new to moan about myself, so I'm just as much part of the problem.

 

[Silly_Billy]

I have a copy of the Pinellas County (I live in St. Pete Florida) code of conduct here. It doesn't say anything against this, although it is against conduct to wear anything that could disrupt school activity...so I think that just might happen. Yes I know this is in Gainsville but I think other counties have similar policies.

Why do you have that? Do you go to school there or just collect them or have a magic bag of convenient things or something?

Sorry man, I think I forgot to say I go to High School here. :/

I think I prefer my explanations better.

 

[Squarez]

And this is why uniform is compulsory in Britain.

 

[gavinator93]

ughh this is really effed up, i go to a christian school, and on a shool trip to a sikh gurdwara(sp?) the people were really accepting and nice and offerd food and drinks and some Karah Prashad to those who were willing. and chances are they would be to anyone as long as they respect their views.
so main point, why not learn a lesson from another religon and respect what other people belive.
alot of the UK manages to
also atheist- if it makes much difference on my point(albeit a rather badly made one)

 

[Cakes]

Islamists believe Christianity is a lie, and therefore a threat to the one true belief,

First off, they're called "Muslims". Crazy, I know. What you said here is technically true, but hold on...

Christians believe Islam is a lie, and therefore a threat to the one true belief,

Also true, but the thing is, most people have learned to stop being dicks and recognize that different people have different beliefs. Going around saying "You are stupid and wrong and I hate you", while covered by Free Speech, is completely retarded and pointlessly offensive. You simply don't do that.

and Aethists believe both is a lie, and a threat to the one true belief(That God does not exist.)

I wouldn't call any religion a "lie", per se. Also, Atheism isn't a belief, it's the lack thereof.

The T-shirt didn't say, "Muslims should be killed." It said, "Islam is of the Devil," Which is basically what every religion believes about every other religion-that every other religion is a lie which keeps people from the truth.

Actually, this is mostly only true of the Abrahamic Religions. All of them seem to have this rule saying "We are right and everyone else burns in hell". And as I said previously, most people accept the fact that others have different, occasionally conflicting beliefs, and just learn to deal with it instead of being an asshole. It makes little difference that it said "Islam is of the Devil" as opposed to "Muslims should be killed". Neither of them could possibly lead to a constructive discussion, and both are needlessly offensive.

Edit: And as I said earlier, if someone walked into school wearing a T-Shirt that said, "Christianity is a lie," nobody would care.

I'm not entirely sure about this. It may be easier to poke fun at Christianity in many places where it is represented by the majority of the public (there's this weird rule where you can't make fun of the minority, but the majority is fair game). However, regardless of the consequences, it would be completely pointless and do nothing other than say "I'm an asshole, look how offensive I can be".

 

[RelexCryo]

Islamists believe Christianity is a lie, and therefore a threat to the one true belief,

First off, they're called "Muslims". Crazy, I know. What you said here is technically true, but hold on...

Christians believe Islam is a lie, and therefore a threat to the one true belief,

Also true, but the thing is, most people have learned to stop being dicks and recognize that different people have different beliefs. Going around saying "You are stupid and wrong and I hate you", while covered by Free Speech, is completely retarded and pointlessly offensive. You simply don't do that.

and Aethists believe both is a lie, and a threat to the one true belief(That God does not exist.)

I wouldn't call any religion a "lie", per se. Also, Atheism isn't a belief, it's the lack thereof.

The T-shirt didn't say, "Muslims should be killed." It said, "Islam is of the Devil," Which is basically what every religion believes about every other religion-that every other religion is a lie which keeps people from the truth.

Actually, this is mostly only true of the Abrahamic Religions. All of them seem to have this rule saying "We are right and everyone else burns in hell". And as I said previously, most people accept the fact that others have different, occasionally conflicting beliefs, and just learn to deal with it instead of being an asshole. It makes little difference that it said "Islam is of the Devil" as opposed to "Muslims should be killed". Neither of them could possibly lead to a constructive discussion, and both are needlessly offensive.

Edit: And as I said earlier, if someone walked into school wearing a T-Shirt that said, "Christianity is a lie," nobody would care.

I'm not entirely sure about this. It may be easier to poke fun at Christianity in many places where it is represented by the majority of the public (there's this weird rule where you can't make fun of the minority, but the majority is fair game). However, regardless of the consequences, it would be completely pointless and do nothing other than say "I'm an asshole, look how offensive I can be".

Agnosticism is the lack of a belief. Atheism is the belief that God does not exist.

Agnostics neither believe nor disbelieve in God. Atheists disbelieve in God.

There is a difference between someone who neither believes in String Theory or disbelieves in it,(keeping a totally open mind until they have conclusive evidence one way or the other,) and someone who vehemently believes it is wrong. There is a difference between somebody who neither believes nor disbelieves that aliens are at work on our planet abducting people, and someone who strongly believes it isn't true.

There is a difference between someone who has no beliefs on the subject, keeping an open mind until they have real evidence, and someone who chooses to believe something does not exist.

That is the difference between an Agnostic and an Atheist.

Secondly, I didn't say that all religions believe people will go to hell for following the lie, just that all religions tend to percieve themselves as the one true path, and other paths as being a lie. The one exception to this that I can think of is Buddhism, where Buddha himself admitted there were probably other paths to achieving Nirvana than he mentioned in his teachings.

 

[Dancingman]

Depends on the situation, most arguments on this thread are based on assumptions, even if said assumptions are probably true about the father forcing the kids to be billboards for his opinions. Frankly, stuff like that doesn't matter, if you don't agree with it, you have to learn to ignore it.