Did you hear about the Nova Scotian grade 12 student whose High School principal suspended him for wearing a shirt promoting Jesus?
Well, if you didn’t, you probably will.
Like, now.
A student in Nova Scotia, named William Swinimer, loves Jesus so much he wears the above shirt to school day after day for several weeks. Teachers and students cry that it’s offensive. The Principal warns the student not to wear the shirt to school. He continues to wear it, citing “Jesus and I are dating. And he wants me to wear the shirt every day.”
Jesus has been surprisingly quiet about their relationship, which is expected from a non-existent deity who is more powerful than a zillion suns.
Regular reading Jude, who sent me this article as a recommendation to post, says that he doesn’t mind that William wore this shirt, as long as he can wear a shirt that says “God doesn’t exist.”
I agree with Jude.
But where I have to throw my hands up and shake my Fosse hands is when a student wears the same goddamn t-shirt to school for “several weeks” in a row.
Does this kid have no respect for his classmates? Is he looking for a target to be painted on his head to be the kid who only has ONE shirt.
William Swinimer is asking for it, if you ask me.
I could give two shits if Swinimer has a love affair with an imaginary friend.
Hey, Swinimer, do yourself a favor and fill your closet with variations of Jesus love shirts.
Hey, Nova Scotia, pull your collective heads out of your asses and let William be. He’s got every right to wear that stupid shirt. Just not every day. The stink alone has got to be offensive.
And rightly so!
Now that I’ve slammed this situation into the lockers as hard as I can, what do you think?
Thanks, Jude!
wow as a christian I will pray about these students, unbelievable..how Jesus is being taken out of E V ER YTHING
M’eh, let him wear the shirt. All he’s doing is isolating himself from his peers. It’s a victimless crime.
PS – To poor little Jackie. Only an idiot belonging to the largest religious group in the world (with over a Billion strong) would say Jesus is being taken out of EVERYTHING.
Your little persecution complex is not cute, rather sad actually. Oh and thank you for not commenting on the story, AT ALL!
Jackie,
Would you be so kind as to explain how Jesus is being taken out of everything?
I would also like you to explain how this is relevant given how Jesus was opposed to outward expressions of faith. Faith is personal and, Jesus recommended that believers accept ridicule as a natural response to outward expressions of love for him.
I’m not sure your claim (of Jesus taken out of everything) stacks up against the evidence. This situation above set aside, belief in Jesus is a prevalent and unstoppable force that the majority of people in North America.
So, in a sense, your prayers have been answered!
Yay, for you.
Geebus. I’m not really religious, so this wouldn’t bother me at all. But I think what would bother me would be the smell from that kid.
And as a side note, not only is the smell offensive, but where does the schoolboard get off suspending him for something like that? It would be like me wearing a “I support Canada and it’s idiots!” shirt every day. Aanndd? Who cares? I don’t understand people some times ..
Jer,
I thought that you wrote
which I thought was totally gut-busting given the topic. You missed a moment of comedy gold right there…..
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Its best to keep your opinions to yourself and stick to a traditional wardrobe consisting of a white shirt, black tie, black slacks and white underwear.
Deviation from this principle might lead to cultural and intellectual growth and enlightenment.