"nom=de=plume" wrote in message
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"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.

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Nom=de=Plume


You have an established religion, put up your symbols for your holiday.
Simple. Does not matter what religion. As long as it gets a religious tax
ID, go for it. The people own the public lands, not the government! We own
the government. Does not seem that way these days, but maybe if we get
serious and vote out those owned by lobbiests, we will get OUR governments
back.