Religious Discrimination

Published by Bobby Henderson March 29th, 2007 in pirates, General FSM news and Spread the Word.

Bryan Killian, a high school student in North Buncombe, North Carolina was suspended for coming to school dressed as a pirate.

But the disciplinary action has provoked controversy â€“ because the student says that the ban violates his rights, as the pirate costume is part of his religion.

Read about it in the Metro or the Citizen-Times.

This story is blowing up and I’ve been having a lot of problems keeping the server running. It’s currently #1 on Digg and Reddit.

I’ll have some updates and more information about all this soon.

346 Responses to “Religious Discrimination”

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341 - May 9th, 2007 at - Ûž Says:

Cat,
Do they wear those torture devices to intimidate us?
Are they saying “believe in my God or you’re getting some of this”?
342 - May 9th, 2007 at - Thanks! Says:

Thanks from Spain!

I was an atheist but I think that I have found my religion! I loooove FSM!!!

^^
343 - May 10th, 2007 at - Cat Says:

I reckon so! It’s obviously to show other people what they believe, or you wouldn’t wear them or it would be ok to wear small ones, or them under clothing for convenience. And yeah I reckon its a threat - “look at what we did to this guy - and we like him - imagine what might happen to you….”
344 - May 10th, 2007 at - Retards Says:

Cat
O ya so threatning a cross. O no my watches scare’s me. It says ” look im circuluar fear me mu-hahahahaha spend $100 dollars on me or ill kill you” *shudder*
345 - May 12th, 2007 at - Cat Says:

Retards, you know i’m right - the entire purpose of the cross was as a torture device. Its a little contradictory for a religion that is supposedly based on love and forgiveness. Oh wait - it’s not - hell and damnation for eternity being a main theme…
346 - July 28th, 2007 at - Lord of the Pirate Fish Says:

nice one cat. religions are all pretending to be nice untill one takes something ha’s anouthers. then it’s all smashy,kicky,biting,punchy, and total destruction.
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i’m going to dress like a pirate and see if i win my court case. i think i will. as long as the consituttion holds firm under ruplician loophole finders and liers and such.

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