I am honestly torn about this, in a free-speech sort of way. I really do see and sympathise with both sides of the issue.
I see two approaches to religion.
1. The government (at any level) turns a blind eye to the expression of religion. Any ruling by the government over the will of the people is a violation of the seperation of church and state. Example: If people want to put up a monument in a park, it's not the government's place to tell them "no". The park is for the public's use, and the public says what that use is.
2. Tacid approval is the same as government support religion. Any intersection of religion and any publicly owned institution or land is a violation the the seperation of church as state. Example: The government blocks the erection of a popularly paid for monument on public land.
I don't know how to resolve that. This stems from a fundamental belief, different from any legal ruling, about what the rights that we believe that we have. So far, the courts have upheld the second view, which makes that view legal. However, it doesn't make that view "right" in the eyes of the first group.
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I see two approaches to religion.
1. The government (at any level) turns a blind eye to the expression of religion. Any ruling by the government over the will of the people is a violation of the seperation of church and state. Example: If people want to put up a monument in a park, it's not the government's place to tell them "no". The park is for the public's use, and the public says what that use is.
2. Tacid approval is the same as government support religion. Any intersection of religion and any publicly owned institution or land is a violation the the seperation of church as state. Example: The government blocks the erection of a popularly paid for monument on public land.
I don't know how to resolve that. This stems from a fundamental belief, different from any legal ruling, about what the rights that we believe that we have. So far, the courts have upheld the second view, which makes that view legal. However, it doesn't make that view "right" in the eyes of the first group.