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Originally Posted by 33girl
I know that in my sorority, Jesus Christ is one of our exemplars and we do have Bible quotes here and there. That doesn't mean you have to be a Christian to join (any more than you have to be a follower of Hermes, another one of our exemplars). I don't consider that a "religious association" as we are not asking girls to do anything more than listen to it during ritual. What if a sister's a Wiccan? Is she allowed to sit at the "Campus Wiccan Club" information booth with a letter shirt on?
Ok? Like I said, my chapter has no religious association, but I don't mind a sister going to a youth group with an XYZ t-shirt on. Why wouldn't a Wiccan sister be extended that same freedom? I don't understand why that choice as your example.
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Originally Posted by 33girl
This reminds me of Donna Martin on 90210 leading the "condoms in school" crusade and David assuming that she was using them...when actually she was a virgin. It might be that people just don't approve of the ridiculous "war on drugs" and the insanely long sentences given to nonviolent offenders (while rapists and murderers are released to make room for them). I guess it's a different little world in the south, but I personally would be extremely offended if, as it seems, some people's beliefs are more equal than others.
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It's not a "different little world in the south"
. It is a fact that religion often factors more in to daily life in the south, especially in small towns. It is also a fact that people WILL assume that if you join a club that supports legalizing marijuana that you smoke it. Not everyone will think that. But some will. Regardless, it's a separate issue. I KNOW that because I attended some meetings for an organization supporting the legalization of marijuana that some people assumed I smoke it. It's none of their business, but that's illegal, so it never bothered me to just change t-shirts or not wear a shirt with letters on those days. I get why they ask that. And if the same is asked of people in other politically associated groups, regardless of the majority's beliefs, I just can't see the problem. An easy solution would be to specify that letters not be worn to political rallies of any kind, from a Republican convention to a rally to legalize pot.
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