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LHWHS Senior Examines if Religion is Becoming A Fashion Statement

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Profile photo of Elise VincentLadue Horton Watkins High School senior Elise Vincent set out to find answers to a lingering question. “Is it disrespectful to wear symbols that do not pertain to one’s own history?”

According to a recent article Elise wrote for St. Louis Jewish Light, there has been a recent surge in use of the Hamsa and other religious symbols for secular purposes.

Read The Increasing Secularity of Religious Symbols at stljewishlight online.