Oi, the insanity ... The more I think about it, the more I find myself agreeing with Richard Dawkins that indoctrinating a child into any religion is abusive, plain and siimple.
But I digress to rant.
On the other hand, I salute this young woman's persistence, as well as the actions of her peers.
I actually salute her peers with more enthusiasm, simply because it may be the girl (I say "girl", because I get the sense we're talking 10-12 year-olds) has been brain-washed. And also, because her peers (particularly those on the other teams) were apparently making what for them must have been a significant sacrifice, on what I would like to think was a matter of principle.
You might be interested to know that I wore a hijab till I was 13, out of my own will.
I am interested to know that. As an atheist raised by atheists, I can only imagine what is involved in throwing off a faith in which one was brought up. I remember shocking my kindergarten class by speaking up during some kind of class discussion to say, "I don't believe in God", but I had never been "churched" and no one I respected had ever had the chance to fill my mind with those sort of ideas, so it was easy for me.
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But I digress to rant.
On the other hand, I salute this young woman's persistence, as well as the actions of her peers.
I actually salute her peers with more enthusiasm, simply because it may be the girl (I say "girl", because I get the sense we're talking 10-12 year-olds) has been brain-washed. And also, because her peers (particularly those on the other teams) were apparently making what for them must have been a significant sacrifice, on what I would like to think was a matter of principle.
You might be interested to know that I wore a hijab till I was 13, out of my own will.
I am interested to know that. As an atheist raised by atheists, I can only imagine what is involved in throwing off a faith in which one was brought up. I remember shocking my kindergarten class by speaking up during some kind of class discussion to say, "I don't believe in God", but I had never been "churched" and no one I respected had ever had the chance to fill my mind with those sort of ideas, so it was easy for me.
P.P.S. SCRABBLE - Next Monday?