Oregon: rosaries are newest gang symbol
From a USA Today article by Esmeralda Bermudez:
But when Salazar, 14, and his 16-year-old friend Marco Castro were suspended recently for refusing to remove the religious beads because they were “gang-related,” it thrust the issue into the headlines and has triggered questions over the evolving role of rosaries in religion, fashion and street gangs.
Some call the rosary-gang connection a stretch and urge caution. But for educators and public safety officials charged with blocking fluid gang trends, rosaries have become one more marker to track suspicious activity.
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I don’t believe we can say, “Don’t wear a rosary if you are young.”
But I believe we CAN say to those tracking gangster activity, “The wearing of a rosary is often a sign of gangster activity….so beware.”