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**immewaycypef** · 08-22-2006, 05:15 PM

It is probably not a comfort at all, but, before the story reached the media, at the same school that banned the Cross, a Greek Orthodox girl had already applied for and been granted an exemption to wear her Orthodox Cross to school.

It is sad that an exemption is needed in order to wear a symbol of our faith, and at some schools in Australia kids are asked to remove their crosses for certain classes (sports for example), saying that there is a choking hazard. While in technical terms a chain could get caught and present a choking hazard, part of our faith is the knowledge that that same cross is protecting us, and until others understand that, kids in many countries will be asked to remove their crosses no matter what percent of the country is Orthodox.

It is ironic that they think they're protecting their students when really they're asking people to remove a source of protection.

In Christ,
Christina

08-22-2006, 05:15 PM	#5
immewaycypef Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 408 Senior Member	It is probably not a comfort at all, but, before the story reached the media, at the same school that banned the Cross, a Greek Orthodox girl had already applied for and been granted an exemption to wear her Orthodox Cross to school. It is sad that an exemption is needed in order to wear a symbol of our faith, and at some schools in Australia kids are asked to remove their crosses for certain classes (sports for example), saying that there is a choking hazard. While in technical terms a chain could get caught and present a choking hazard, part of our faith is the knowledge that that same cross is protecting us, and until others understand that, kids in many countries will be asked to remove their crosses no matter what percent of the country is Orthodox. It is ironic that they think they're protecting their students when really they're asking people to remove a source of protection. In Christ, Christina
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