nom=de=plume wrote:
"CalifBill" wrote in message
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"Wayne.B" wrote in message
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On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:59:42 -0700, "CalifBill"
wrote:

Let religion put up a
cross, menora, etc on public property. The people own the property.
How would you feel about Muslim or Rastafarian religious symbols in
your town square?

The problem is that once you start you can't say no to the next group,
and you can't say no to bigger and better.

Since I am an semi agnostic married to a Catholic, I can accept all
religions putting up displays in the town square. I was married by a
Monsignor in a Catholic Church with a JW best man, and a Jewish usher.
Locally the Jewish community puts up a Menorah during their holidays, and
Christians put up Christmas Displays during their holidays, and we have
had different religions also. Seems to work fine. I believe there may be
a higher power, but not sure what it is. May be the Flying Spaghetti
Monster.



Who gets to decide what symbol gets put up? You can say... oh, let the
locals decided, but how do you deal with the various minority views that are
inevitable? It can't be a simple majority, because it's the obligation of
the majority to protect the rights of the minority. If you put a cross or
spire, you're basically promoting a religion, which without much of a
stretch is prohibiting others from doing so. You're taking sides. The
simplest thing to do is to prohibit all symbols.

MINORITY VIEWS DON'T TRANSLATE TO MINORITY RIGHTS. HOW ARE MINORITY
RIGHTS ANY DIFFERENT FROM MAJORITY RIGHTS. ANSWER THIS SWEETIE. HOW HAS
AFIRMATIVE ACTION AFFECTED THE WHITE MANS RIGHT TO COMPETE FOR A JOB.
You are so full of crap. Majority rules in the Supreme Court. Majority
voted in a president I didn't and don't want. Are there federal laws
prohibiting religeous symbols on private or public property? We let
Congress critters decide major issues by writing laws and voting on
them. And guess what, majority rules. How well is that going for us? I
suppose that depends on who you ask.