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Catholicism and Orthodox Christianity

Brigid

(17,621 posts) Sat Mar 31, 2012, 09:29 PM Mar 2012

So now a rosary is a fashion statement for teenagers? [View all]

For the past couple of years, I've seen teenagers wearing them as necklaces. Call me old-fashioned, but I don't like an important religious symbol with centuries of tradition behind it, being used that way.

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So now a rosary is a fashion statement for teenagers? [View all] Brigid Mar 2012 OP

Madonna did it 20 years ago Sanity Claws Mar 2012 #1

It depends on the kid, but there's a gang undertone to it. knitter4democracy Apr 2012 #2

You are right about the gang symbol. Some schools in Ca are starting to prohibit them because of demosincebirth Apr 2012 #5

I think this is a respected and respectable custom in Latin countries. hedgehog Apr 2012 #3

But that's different, I think. Brigid Apr 2012 #4