"Purity Ring" case is lost in the UK

Calvary has hosted the Silver Ring Thing, a program for teens regarding personal purity. The wearing of the ring is intended to be a witness to their pledge. In the United Kingdom, the High Court has ruled that the wearing of the ring is not protected religious expression, and thus high schoolers may be banned from wearing it in school.

Sixteen-year-old Lydia Playfoot claimed the ban at the Millais School in Horsham, West Sussex, was an "unlawful interference" with her right to express her Christian faith.

In a statement she said she was "very disappointed" by the decision by deputy High Court judge Michael Supperstone QC....

She said she believed the ruling "will mean that slowly, over time, people such as school governors, employers, political organisations and others will be allowed to stop Christians from publicly expressing and practising their faith".

Of course, the United Kingdom does not have the same protections for religious freedom as America.