I heard on the news this morning that a local school district was banning Catholic rosaries in their schools. Apparently, Catholic rosaries are now being associated with gangs, and since the schools have a zero tolerance policy on gang paraphernalia, they are banning rosaries. I guess if you bring it to school, but keep it hidden, they won't take it from you or make you leave school.
Still, it just made me really sad to hear that. I had this image of my grandmother when she died holding her rosary. And now I feel like it's kind of tainted.
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