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  • Sly
    Let's do some business!
    • Sep 2004
    • 31376

    #1

    2nd grader allowed to carry religious knife in class

    And people freak out about private prayer... this is a new one.

    Frankly I would be more worried about other kids grabbing the knife then this kid, but either way, wow.

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    AUBURN, Wash. ? Like all religions, the Sikh faith is steeped in tradition. One of the most revered is the carrying of a Kirpan, a sword or dagger, at all times.

    "People will even wear it in the shower. It's kind of hard for others to understand," said Jaswinder Singh, spokesman for the Gurudwara Sikh Center of Seattle.

    The concept of the Kirpan, considered an instrument of social justice, is taught to children at an early age.

    "For the people who are formally initiated to the Kirpan, it's very near and dear," said Singh.

    But some question whether it is appropriate to bring to school.

    A few weeks ago at Auburn's Gildo Rey Elementary, a Sikh family approached the school telling them their little boy would be carrying a Kirpan every day.

    http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...hool/17763379/
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  • MrTrollkien
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    • Mar 2014
    • 2360

    #2
    Rastafarian's smoke weed as part of their religion, are you to now allow them to toke up at school? Carry a little spliff in their pocket as long as nobody can see it? Make an exception for one you have to make and exception for all.

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    • 420
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      • Mar 2003
      • 11571

      #3
      I wish I was rastafarian. I'm pagan so I was allowed to sacrifice goats in the school yard.
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      • L-Pink
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        • Mar 2005
        • 39151

        #4
        Originally posted by 420
        I wish I was rastafarian. I'm pagan so I was allowed to sacrifice goats in the school yard.
        I hope you donate your head to science, the list of people wanting to see what's going on in there grows each day



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        • 420
          cuck
          • Mar 2003
          • 11571

          #5
          Originally posted by L-Pink
          I hope you donate your head to science, the list of people wanting to see what's going on in there grows each day



          .
          I'm just going to post this here.



          I am an organ donor though.
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          • DAMNMAN
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            • Dec 2002
            • 1440

            #6
            Originally posted by MrTrollkien
            Rastafarian's smoke weed as part of their religion, are you to now allow them to toke up at school? Carry a little spliff in their pocket as long as nobody can see it? Make an exception for one you have to make and exception for all.

            This!!!!
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            • pornmasta
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              • Jun 2006
              • 20017

              #7
              They allowed luciferian summonings in my university

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              • rogueteens
                So fucking bland
                • Jul 2006
                • 8005

                #8
                Originally posted by Sly
                A few weeks ago at Auburn's Gildo Rey Elementary, a Sikh family approached the school telling them their little boy would be carrying a Kirpan every day.
                In the UK, I believe Sikh's wear a tiny little two inch plastic knife which is sufficient for them to follow the Kirpan principle.
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                • DamageX
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                  • Jun 2001
                  • 14293

                  #9
                  Freedom of religion, people! Soon we'll have to allow hardcore Sharia nuts to stone women to death in our own backyards!
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                  • DVTimes
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                    • Jun 2003
                    • 31658

                    #10
                    Originally posted by rogueteens
                    In the UK, I believe Sikh's wear a tiny little two inch plastic knife which is sufficient for them to follow the Kirpan principle.
                    yes

                    it may not even be that big.
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                    • MaDalton
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                      • Feb 2004
                      • 39861

                      #11
                      can't he make one from a cookie?
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                      • suesheboy
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                        • Nov 2002
                        • 5211

                        #12
                        don't kids now get expelled for pointing finger like a gun and saying bang? I'm sure I've read this.
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                        • Grapesoda
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                          • Jul 2003
                          • 46238

                          #13
                          Originally posted by Sly
                          And people freak out about private prayer... this is a new one.

                          Frankly I would be more worried about other kids grabbing the knife then this kid, but either way, wow.

                          *

                          AUBURN, Wash. ? Like all religions, the Sikh faith is steeped in tradition. One of the most revered is the carrying of a Kirpan, a sword or dagger, at all times.

                          "People will even wear it in the shower. It's kind of hard for others to understand," said Jaswinder Singh, spokesman for the Gurudwara Sikh Center of Seattle.

                          The concept of the Kirpan, considered an instrument of social justice, is taught to children at an early age.

                          "For the people who are formally initiated to the Kirpan, it's very near and dear," said Singh.

                          But some question whether it is appropriate to bring to school.

                          A few weeks ago at Auburn's Gildo Rey Elementary, a Sikh family approached the school telling them their little boy would be carrying a Kirpan every day.

                          http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...hool/17763379/
                          this is why I can't see what the drama is about with the head chopping....just religious expression

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                          • Grapesoda
                            So Fucking Banned
                            • Jul 2003
                            • 46238

                            #14
                            Originally posted by suesheboy
                            don't kids now get expelled for pointing finger like a gun and saying bang? I'm sure I've read this.
                            one kid got the boot for biting a pop tart to look like a gun...sorta

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                            • Phoenix
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                              • Nov 2002
                              • 35475

                              #15
                              So some kids are being suspended for making a drawing of a gun or a knife, but we are so scared offending some people we allow them to bring in an actual knife.

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                              • SilentKnight
                                Megan Fox's fluffer
                                • Oct 2005
                                • 24818

                                #16
                                Back in the 90s this came up as an issue in Toronto. The sikh community claimed it was just religious symbolism and demanded to be allowed carrying them in schools.

                                A few weeks later a student was stabbed with a khirpan.

                                Oh yeah...just a "ceremonial" thing.

                                I'm sick of this shit. When in Roman...do as the Romans do.




                                You don't like our laws?
                                Get the fuck out of Canada and crawl back to the shithole you came from.



                                P.S. - and keep that fat cunt Rosie O'Donnell and pseudo-intellectual Russell Brand out of here as well.

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                                • DamageX
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                                  • Jun 2001
                                  • 14293

                                  #17
                                  Originally posted by SilentKnight
                                  Back in the 90s this came up as an issue in Toronto. The sikh community claimed it was just religious symbolism and demanded to be allowed carrying them in schools.

                                  A few weeks later a student was stabbed with a khirpan.
                                  The horrible incident aside... Was it one of the Sikh kids who did the stabbing? The reason I ask this is because AFAIK Sikh religion means you're never allowed to kill any living creature. My memory might be failing me though.
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                                  • SilentKnight
                                    Megan Fox's fluffer
                                    • Oct 2005
                                    • 24818

                                    #18
                                    Originally posted by DamageX
                                    The horrible incident aside... Was it one of the Sikh kids who did the stabbing? The reason I ask this is because AFAIK Sikh religion means you're never allowed to kill any living creature. My memory might be failing me though.
                                    It was a long time ago and I can't recall the exact specifics of the case - but I'm quite sure it was a sikh student who did the stabbing after he was teased by other students. It didn't get a lot of press coverage at the time as I recall - but I definitely remember the incident. We were living in Toronto at the time and it was quite a controversial issue.

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                                    • beerptrol
                                      Confirmed Asshole
                                      • Feb 2003
                                      • 12722

                                      #19
                                      Originally posted by SilentKnight
                                      Back in the 90s this came up as an issue in Toronto. The sikh community claimed it was just religious symbolism and demanded to be allowed carrying them in schools.

                                      A few weeks later a student was stabbed with a khirpan.

                                      Oh yeah...just a "ceremonial" thing.

                                      I'm sick of this shit. When in Roman...do as the Romans do.




                                      You don't like our laws?
                                      Get the fuck out of Canada and crawl back to the shithole you came from.



                                      P.S. - and keep that fat cunt Rosie O'Donnell and pseudo-intellectual Russell Brand out of here as well.
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                                      • Sly
                                        Let's do some business!
                                        • Sep 2004
                                        • 31376

                                        #20
                                        Originally posted by DamageX
                                        The horrible incident aside... Was it one of the Sikh kids who did the stabbing? The reason I ask this is because AFAIK Sikh religion means you're never allowed to kill any living creature. My memory might be failing me though.
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                                        • MaDalton
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                                          • Feb 2004
                                          • 39861

                                          #21
                                          Originally posted by DamageX
                                          The horrible incident aside... Was it one of the Sikh kids who did the stabbing? The reason I ask this is because AFAIK Sikh religion means you're never allowed to kill any living creature. My memory might be failing me though.
                                          and in the 10 commandments it says "thou shalt not kill"

                                          and still everyone does it
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                                          • SilentKnight
                                            Megan Fox's fluffer
                                            • Oct 2005
                                            • 24818

                                            #22
                                            Originally posted by beerptrol
                                            Still upset that you weren't able to take your purse to school!
                                            In the three years you spent in the third grade - did any of the kids carry purses?

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                                            • Grapesoda
                                              So Fucking Banned
                                              • Jul 2003
                                              • 46238

                                              #23
                                              Originally posted by SilentKnight



                                              P.S. - and keep that fat cunt Rosie O'Donnell and pseudo-intellectual Russell Brand out of here as well.
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                                              • Grapesoda
                                                So Fucking Banned
                                                • Jul 2003
                                                • 46238

                                                #24
                                                Originally posted by MaDalton
                                                and in the 10 commandments it says "thou shalt not kill"

                                                and still everyone does it
                                                nope; says 'do not murder' you know that?

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                                                • DamageX
                                                  Marketing & Strategy
                                                  • Jun 2001
                                                  • 14293

                                                  #25
                                                  Originally posted by Sly
                                                  The Italian Mafia is full of devout Catholics.
                                                  You'right, of course.
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                                                  • baddog
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                                                    • Apr 2001
                                                    • 107089

                                                    #26
                                                    Originally posted by Grapesoda
                                                    nope; says 'do not murder' you know that?
                                                    Some people don't know the difference.

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                                                    • Relentless
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                                                      • Aug 2006
                                                      • 5697

                                                      #27
                                                      I'd worry a lot more about the twenty kids with knives at school anonymously than I would about the one kid who showed up with his parents to get permission in advance.


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                                                      • blackmonsters
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                                                        • Nov 2002
                                                        • 20975

                                                        #28
                                                        Originally posted by SilentKnight

                                                        I'm sick of this shit. When in Roman...do as the Romans do.




                                                        You don't like our laws?
                                                        Get the fuck out of Canada and crawl back to the shithole you came from.

                                                        OK; but why don't you realize that Rome changed the rules and not the Sikhs.

                                                        Do as the Romans do; even when they change the rules.

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                                                        • candyflip
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                                                          • Jul 2002
                                                          • 43069

                                                          #29
                                                          I went to school with a Sikh. He did the same thing. It was never an issue and I don't think anyone had any worries.

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                                                          • SilentKnight
                                                            Megan Fox's fluffer
                                                            • Oct 2005
                                                            • 24818

                                                            #30
                                                            Originally posted by blackmonsters
                                                            OK; but why don't you realize that Rome changed the rules and not the Sikhs.

                                                            Do as the Romans do; even when they change the rules.

                                                            The bleeding heart Libs that infiltrated various levels of government in 'Rome' changed the rules to publicly appease the squeaky sikh wheel in an effort to embrace 'tolerance' and 'acceptance' within a failed social experiment known as multi-culturalism.

                                                            Put to a public referendum vote - I'm quite convinced the majority of Canadians wouldn't have allowed khirpans in public schools.

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