Wicked Catholic beads
Posted on September 17, 2008
Texas High School Student Told Rosary Is ‘Gang Symbol’:
“A Texas teen claims she is forbidden from wearing a rosary around her neck in school because the Catholic prayer beads are a gang symbol. Tabitha Ruiz was stopped by security guards at Seagoville High School in Dallas last week and told to take off the silver and ruby beaded rosary, a gift from her mother. On Monday, the same thing happened when she again came to the school wearing the beads. “I went to school, walked through the metal detectors and they told me to take it off,” the teen said. “I asked them why and they said because it’s gang-related.”
Ruiz and her mother, Taire Ferguson, said they had no idea that rosary beads were a gang symbol. Police, however, are well aware. “Lately they’ve been seen wearing religious jewelry such as the rosary worn by gang members, so it is a factor,” Sr. Cpl Kevin Janse of the Dallas Police Department told the FOX affiliate.
So what if it is a gang symbol? It is also a respected religious symbol. A clearcut breach of the 1st Amendment to ban them. It’s not even illegal for gang members to wear gang symbols.
It’s going to be fun if gang members start wearing Muslim crescents, skullcaps or other Muslim garb, though. Shall we bet that Muslims won’t be stripped of their Muslim garb because of that?
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I suppose they would allow a skull and crossbones or maybe a cobra symbol and shy do school need security guards anyway BLAME IT ALL ON THOSE IDIOT JUDGES IN THE NOW INFAMOUS CASE IN WICH THE SIMPLEY TWISTED THE SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE
I don’t think you are suppose to be wearing the Holy Rosary around your neck.
But in this case, the school, the police, and whomever finds this to be a “gang symbol” are a bit moronic. Another thing to think about, this is Texas, and Catholis are not the most welcomed people their.
Or, just another reason why we should get rid of public schooling all together.
Ron,
The way that I was taught is that you don’t wear a rosary however, it is common in the Hispanic community to do so. Why? That’s a question that I cannot answer. It is also common in prisons – again, I don’t know why.
And just to be clear, you pray the Holy Rosary, the beads are just rosary.
Grib…same here. And still pray them by the way on a weekly bases.