Boy sent home from school for dressing as Jesus

[mrih]

Source: WCBSTV

Decked out in sandals, a robe, fake beard and thorns, the 13-year-old joined 500 other students at his school's Halloween celebration, and on this day, he was the chosen one - to go home.

"It was offensive to some students," Woinski said, when asked what school officials told him the reason for being sent home was.

Read more: http://wcbstv.com/watercooler/jesus.halloween.costume.2.853729.html

[tularetom]

1. A couple of kids chased him down the hall waving some boards and nails

[mrih]

3. Do you mean Christians?

Surely it wasn't an atheist.

[Lance31]

25. funny

[Ken Burch]

26. ...But everybody liked the kid dressed as Barabbas...

n/t.

[Mabus]

36. That's when Jesus wept.

:evilgrin:

[rooboy]

2. I thought we were supposed to be afraid of Jesus...

based on what Pat Robertson and James Dobson have been saying :)

[Creationismsucks]

4. Awesome!

That kid's got some balls!

:rofl:

[NorCalDem]

5. I don't see ANY reason why somone shouldn't be able to...

wear a Jesus costume to school. If he's walking around handing out bible passages and sprinkling "holy water" on people, ok, i understand, but just for a costume?!?

I know we should be sensitive to others feelings, but damn, sometimes people just need a sense of humor...

[southerncrone]

6. WTF!

This is just the kind of attention the Fundies want. Perceived Persecution.

If the principal was worried about "disrupting the educational process" then she shouldn't have let them wear Halloween costumes to school!!!!!! DUH!

The best move here is to let the kid proceed through the day, calling as little attention to him as possible. Sounds like he was just a kid who was appeasing his friends, not trying to make a religious statement. The fact that the principal sent him home is what gave this power & undo attention. I'm sure devils were allowed. If someone dressed up like Buddha, would they have been sent home? Doubtful.

This principal sounds like a mess.

[crikkett]

53. "If someone dressed up like Buddha, would they have been sent home?" Well,

if it's a Buddha with his shirt hanging open /off, I think yes.

[southerncrone]

72. Guess you're right about the belly hanging out, if it were their real belly.

But they could have used stuffing & made it part of the costume.

I hope you understand the point I was trying to make with this example.

[crikkett]

76. I do

but you asked
:evilgrin:

[Dems4me]

7. I am a christian and it wouldn't offend me. Mel Gibson made a fortune by having

an actor portray Jesus. Easter pagents all over the country
have people dressed up like Jesus. I don't find that offensive
why would anyone think a child dress up like him was offensive?
I doubt the child did it to make fun or be malicious.

[BearSquirrel2]

39. Jeesh ...

Jeesh ... but just imagine if he had dressed as Muhammad (in a respectful fashion). Would everyone still have the same opinion?

Is it a new Christian rule that all the sudden you cannot portray Jesus unless it's in a passion play or Jesus Christ Superstar?

[Dems4me]

89. They probably would have left him alone if he dressed as

Muhammad, because they probably wouldn't have a clue he is was. :eyes:
:)

[happygoluckytoyou]

8. did they get cross with him? did he get nailed? ok... no jesus humor... what would McCain do?

[wtmusic]

9. Much more offensive than erecting plastic nativity scenes in your front yard. nt

[LeftyMom]

10. We had a day in school where we dressed as heroes (we were studying biography) and a kid was Job

I don't think anybody thought anything of it.

[Omnibus]

11. Why send him home? He'll just return on the third day. n/t

[Wednesdays]

17. And what happens to the school 40 days after that

will be quite the spectacle.

[treestar]

47. LOL!!

[crispini]

57. SNORT

:spray:

[LiberalFighter]

73. Which version of his return will he use?

[eppur_se_muova]

77. ... as a ZOMBIE!! nt

[Danmel]

104. LOL

I don't think they should have sent the kid home. I think wearing Halloween costumes to school is ridiculous, but that's another issue all together. My son has a classmate who did his book report on one of the Gospels. As long as no one is forcing anyone or intimidating anyone, I'm ok with that and I'm Jewish.

[medeak]

12. he just had his bar mitzva ...was being funny

as kids said he looked like jesus for wearing long hair. good grief

[Politicalboi]

22. Jews for Jesus

[panzerfaust]

100. Jesus WAS (? is) a Jew

But was (? is) Mohammad a Muslim?

Islamic doctrine is that he and his parents were (and fairly recent case of teacher condemned to death for raising the possibility that his parents, though Godly, were not).

Would it have been OK to go as Pilate, Hitler, Raygun, Bush, Rove - each of these would also offend someone.

[Politicalboi]

107. I know that Jesus ?

Was a jew. I myself don't believe he exisited but I don't see anything wrong with dressing like Jesus. It's Halloween it's suppose to scary. And religion to me is scary.

[Hekate]

13. One of the neighborhood boys showed up at my door trick or treating as Jesus...

I didn't know who he was supposed to be with that waist-length curly brown beard, and was a little startled when he told me. He clearly meant no harm or disrespect.

I guess it depends on which church you go to as to whether that's considered appropriate attire for Halloween. :eyes:

Hekate

[Ian David]

52. Didn't the candy fall through the holes in his hands? n/t

[TankLV]

62. Only the M&M's...

[KittyWampus]

71. that is so rude... I shouldn't have laughed

still snickering though

[catnhatnh]

14. Peter...

...I can see Russia from up here....

[GoddessOfGuinness]

15. He shouldn't have been hanging out with the kids dressed like tax collectors and hookers

[Mabus]

37. Not to mention that the kids dressed as lepers and the lame

were following him around.

[Veritas_et_Aequitas]

56. What really got him in trouble was when he was turning water to wine for all the kids at lunch

[GoddessOfGuinness]

64. That could be a problem

:rofl:

[Forrest Greene]

16. When Do I Get To

...send Christians home for offending me?

[Divine Discontent]

18. hmmmmmm....

he must have went around speaking the truth and telling all the teachers that he is a liberal and is voting for Obama because he's against warfare, ignoring the poor, torture, shooting animals for trophies, and lying - that's what got him sent home.

[chollybocker]

19. Yeah. Like that actually happened.

[Dukkha]

20. I remember the sixth grade when a kid dressed as Hitler

and it wasn't Halloween! It was an oral biography presentation we had where everyone was to dress as the person you did your report on. His outfit was very detailed and accurate. my JFK was just a dress shirt & tie.

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

21. I smell a big financial settlement.

[zelta gaisma]

93. oh HELL yeah! i wish i had a son... damn

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

96. HUH?

[zelta gaisma]

113. have a son..

send him to school as jesus , he gets sent home you sue and bam you win the lotto

[Fire_Medic_Dave]

115. Yep pretty much.

A principal stopped a Bible study during lunch. Although other children were allowed to read. School system paid an undisclosed financial settlement, principal was reprimanded.

David

[DUlover2909]

23. We're supposed to dress up as ghouls on Halloween.

Halloween has been perverted in recent decades to allow for ANY costume. The costume is supposed to be scary, not sexy, not religious, not political, not just a super hero outfit. When costumes cross the line from scary gouls, it goes in every direction. Don't be suprised no matter what you see.

[pnwmom]

24. "Supposed to"? I don't know how old you are,

but I'm in my fifties and the majority of costumes weren't ghouls (or witches) even then. I can remember plenty of princesses and fairies and a southern belle among the girls; robots and cowboys and super-heroes among the boys; and animals and clowns in both genders.

Ghouls and ghosts are fine, too -- but not essential. I see nothing wrong with Halloween simply being a holiday of make-believe.

[DUlover2909]

75. Yeah, I know the tradition has changed. In the old days it was scary costumes though.

From what I have read. I'm in my 30's.

[Zhade]

86. "I see nothing wrong with Halloween simply being a holiday of make-believe."

Well, all the rest of the religious ones are, so why not? : )

[Vattel]

28. A Jesus costume qualifies

under your rules. Having risen from the dead, Jesus was a zombie. What made him such a special zombie was that instead of eating the flesh and blood of others, he encouraged them to eat his flesh and blood.

[BearSquirrel2]

42. No ...

No ... Dr. Orpheus very carefully detailed that a zombie is a body without a soul. Jesus has an uber-soul, the avatar of Jaweh. Thus ... not a zombie and not a ghoul.

Hell may be able to animate a body, but it cannot imbue a body with a soul.


BTW, I'm joking.

[Chulanowa]

60. Well, does he use D10 or D12 hit dice?

That'll settle this argument quickly

[BearSquirrel2]

82. Dr. Orphes Think Not!!!!

Clearly you don't know the great wisdom of Dr. Byron Orpheus.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wqd1sRft9T8

[DUlover2909]

74. LOL

good one - :hi:

[Vattel]

29. Dupe

[Ian David]

51. Didn't Jesus come back as a zombie? n/t

[FatDave]

65. "Sweet Zombie Jesus!"

- Professor Hubert J. Farnsworth (censored for cable)

[Zhade]

85. Um, zombies ARE scary, right?

So he was doing as you ask!

[laconicsax]

92. Well of course--to ward off evil spirits and ensure a bountiful harvest.

What do you expect? A secular holiday co-opted from an ancient religion with no living adherents will hold true to it's original heritage?

[wroberts189]

27. This is what would make the son of God a little irritated.

Please come back now ... we need you.

we need you back very bad.

come now ...k?

[boobooday]

30. And lo, when He showeth up in Home Room

They sendeth Him home.

[Vinca]

31. I don't see why a kid can't dress up as Jesus for Halloween.

(And I'm an atheist.) Was it real Jesus or blond Jesus?:rofl:

[DUlover2909]

95. What if a girl dressed as a female Jesus? Would that be weird?

[cureautismnow]

32. He looks more like the Burger King in the picture. n/t

[Glenda]

58. You're right, he does look like the Burger King n/t

[Mabus]

33. And when he got home he said, "Father, forgive them.

They know not what they do."


:hide:

[Mabus]

34. Then the principal called and said he had suspended Bawwabus instead.

But that was only after he discovered there was no Woger or Wodewick.*

:rofl:

*For "Life of Brian" fans.

[Dr.Phool]

35. School's handbook says,

"No Hippies Allowed".

[Mabus]

38. I heard the disruption was caused when he fed the entire school with five fishsticks

at lunchtime. They also didn't like when he turned the bottled water into wine.

[BearSquirrel2]

43. Your post is the best (nm)

[Mabus]

48. Thank you.

My husband made me exit this thread earlier. I was laughing so hard that I woke him up on his only "sleep-in" day of the week.

[LostinVA]

80. hahahahahha -- A+!!!!!

[Justice]

40. It was crazy to send him home. Ridiculous

It was also not right to say the costume was "offensive" to some students.

I've had to look at dead brides, and dead other things. Kids with gross scary dripping blood rubber masks etc. Crazy to say Jesus costume is offensive.

[Zhade]

90. "It was also not right to say the costume was "offensive" to some students."

Um, that's YOUR opinion.

I can imagine such a costume upsetting, say, a gay little boy who's only heard that jesus allegedly hated teh gays.

Not really your place to define offensive for others.

[Justice]

41. dup post

[awoke_in_2003]

44. What did he do wrong?

I thought the point of Halloween was to dress up as fictional characters.

[Danger Mouse]

45. Who was offended? Fundies or atheists?

[ohio2007]

55. they are protecting the children's rights by not releasing such information

You would have to know the demographics of that particular school to make educated guesses

[Nevernose]

84. I don't see atheists getting upset over that

At least not on Halloween. After all, one fictional character is as good as another, right?

[Zhade]

91. This atheist thinks it was wrong to sent him home if HE came up with the costume...

...and it wasn't chosen by a faculty member.

[treestar]

46. How could it be offensive?

Just because you don't believe in Jesus doesn't mean you have to be upset at some kid dressing up as him. If anything, that sort of undermines his godness.

[JimboBillyBubbaBob]

49. Costume?

The only thing I can say is "Holy Jeebus!"

[Ian David]

50. He should have just said he was dressed like a Rabbi.

[ohio2007]

54. New Jersey . Would he have been expelled if he dressed like mohammad ?

It was offensive to some students," Woinski said, when asked what school officials told him the reason for being sent home was.

Would those same "some " students want to crucify him for offending islam ?

[kevsand]

59. I bet he'd have been fine as the Flying Spaghetti Monster.

Nobody messes with his noodly appendages.

[dipsydoodle]

63. The Pastafarians would've complained

:)

[Mabus]

61. It wasn't so much the costume as it was the free bong hits he was advocating.

;)

[GReedDiamond]

66. The hijacking of Halloween...

In my town, a fairly affluent community near Pasadena, CA, there has been a progressively creeping christian fundie influence on everything that happens, from the the way zoning regs for businesses are written (to cater to a local fundie church keen on expanding their church "campus" into the few commercial store fronts available), and local merchants catering to the "family values" crowd.

They have also managed to convince the city council to vote to close a public parking lot at 11 o'clock or midnight, where 24 hour parking is (or rather, was) permitted, because "hooligans" (I kid you not, that is the word they used) would use the lot when patronizing the only local bar/rock club, which has been operating, without major incident, for at least the fifteen-plus years that I've lived here.

So now, Halloween is a controlled, organized religious event for many of these fundies, where the kids are told to dress as Biblical figures, while the more traditional scary costumes are discouraged or simply not allowed.

The fundies pile their biblically costumed kiddies into vans, and drive them block to block, where they are offloaded to scurry house-to-house, with the exception of MY house. I've witnessed, over the last 3-5 years, that large groups of these kids go up and down my block, but they never arrive at my door. And anyone who DOES come to my door gets a ziplock baggie filled with a variety of treats, not just a single item, so they're missing out on a real payoff.

I should say that my Halloween "decorations" besides the traditional jack-o-lantern and lighting, consist mainly of a "scary art" show on my front porch, with appropriate musical accompaniment, featuring real (valuable) art by prominent "lowbrow"/"pop surrealist" artists such as Mark Ryden, Gary Baseman, Jaime GERMS Zacarias, Bonni Reid, Stacy Lande, Tim Biskup, and myself (the least prominent).

Last night, as I stood on my porch watching the silhouettes of a large group of trick-or-treaters in the street in front of my house, the only thing that arrived on my front porch was a "Bomb Bag," although when I heard the loud POP, which sounded like a firecracker, I did not know what it was. This morning, I found the remnant of the "Bomb Bag" which had been thrown at me by one of the fundies, with the sticky liquid contents in a dried pool of slime, right at the threshold of my front door.

Besides the fact that I've got a shitload of treats that did not get handed out, which I have no use for, it is now apparent to me that the "christian" element in this town is taking over, and when it comes to Halloween, they are intent on hijacking the celebration it once was and converting it into a perverted xtian-fundie sham holiday, so next year, I'll take a pass on Halloween.

[Blue_Tires]

67. welcome to the site!

[GReedDiamond]

68. Thanks...

...I appreciate the welcome.

[KillCapitalism]

69. How silly.

Last time I checked we still had freedom of religion here in this country. Besides, it's just Halloween! A kid should be able to dress as Jesus, Muhammad, Buddha, or whoever.

[Az_lefty]

70. for Pete's sake, it was a costume. Someone was offended? Screw'em.

I'm really tired of people pretending to be offended to get their damned way.

[onager]

78. Maybe he misinterpreted a verse...

...and attacked the person in the cafeteria taking money and making change.

[pepperbear]

79. this is the kind of knee jerk over reaction that gives fuel to the right whenever they

talk about the "War on Christianity".

[Fumesucker]

114. You know who complained?

No one else in this thread seems to have a clue.

Could you enlighten us?

[Sabriel]

81. The guy dressed as Judas tattled on him

For thirty pieces of silver-wrapped Hershey's kisses.

[goodgd_yall]

83. If it was a public school,

it was the wrong thing to send him home even if he did offend some. Religious people need to learn to respect diversity when they are in a public-supported entity.

[OhioChick]

87. Poor Taste .... n/t

[Fire1]

105. I agree.

[pinniped]

88. I believe this is the first salvo in the War on X-mas.

.

[zelta gaisma]

94. sure i know our drug store has Xmas stuff out already

[jus_the_facts]

97. "If you're Jesus and you know it.....clap your hands......"

[panzerfaust]

101. Sacrilege

Fortunately a victimless crime.

Unfortunately, that has never stopped people from being executed for committing it.

In the motto of our New Christian Nation "Be afraid. Be very afraid"

God Bless

[CreekDog]

98. Wow, he was run out of town just like Jesus was

The school was wrong. When you start censoring expression, you'd better have a bright and fair line distinguishing what is acceptable and what is not.

[Ian David]

99. What if he'd dressed like Hitler? n/t

[onager]

102. You just reminded me of the "Hitler Boy" scene in Eurotrip...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kvXXRWdQqok&mode=related&search=

I'm not sure why that damn movie makes me laugh so much. It just does. I usually hate the whole American Pie/Dumbshits-On-A-Train genre, but this thing really hammers my funnybone.

[TankLV]

103. oh for CHRISTSAKE!

[fascisthunter]

106. awww.....Fishing for Persecution Simpathy

how cute

[Nihil]

108. Sent home to clean his nails?

:hide:

[LostinVA]

110. hahahahaha

[Vidar]

109. In other news, Ted Nugent held a fundraiser for McCain which was attended by

5 NRA types.

[Naipes]

111. A Jesus costume is "offensive," but a Devil costume is ok?

wtf?

[greblc]

112. Maybe he was really John, Paul, or ringo

.