CANADA: School Student Suspended for Wearing Jesus T-shirt

[doug3]

Christian Post; National Post (Canada)


William Swimimer (19), a Canadian secondary school student, was given a multiple in-house suspensions and and a 5-day out-of-school suspension, which ends tomorrow (May 7th), by Forest Heights Community School, Chester Basin, Nova Scotia. The T-shirt can be seen at http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/05...jesus-message/.


Please pray that the Father's will be done in this matter.

Thanks


Further details:


http://www.christianpost.com/news/canadian-student-suspended-for-wearing-jesus-t-shirt-74404/


http://life.nationalpost.com/2012/05/03/suspended-nova-scotia-student-defiantly-wears-t-shirt-with-pro-jesus-message/


http://fullcomment.nationalpost.com/2012/05/04/marni-soupcoff-what-kind-of-lesson-is-a-school-teaching-by-banning-a-jesus-t-shirt/ (editorial comment with picture)

[ChristianCoffee]

I kinda understand Mr. Swimimers' reasoning, to a point. But he also has to remember we are called to obey the law as well: instead of getting himself suspended (or perhaps expelled) maybe he should have tried a different tact.

[L'Ange]

There is no law in Canada saying a student can't wear a religious tshirt. The students at his school who were wearing "Hail Satan" t shirts were not suspended. This is a case of blatant discriminiation. We are not to obey all laws. For example many have died for worshipping our Savior, which was, and still is, a crime in many countries. Many have died for refusing to worship other gods instead. These people are not condemned in Scriptures. In fact, we are told "the world was not worthy of them."