"H K" wrote in message
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On 10/8/09 7:43 AM, H K wrote:
On 10/8/09 2:33 AM, nom=de=plume wrote:
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On Wed, 7 Oct 2009 21:59:42 -0700, "CalifBill"
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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.



I think extreme vigilance is necessary to make sure the religious right
doesn't turn this country into the christian theocracy it so fervently
wants.


This is what the religious righties want:


http://tinyurl.com/ybwkffz

And the extreme left want their version of religion to rule us. The Muslims
want to rule the world. So we none of them get control.