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The same point stated a different way is that we need separation of church and state, not separation of God and state.

I’ll put a picture up, but I’m just an average looking, late middle age white guy. Just look at the line at the post office or grocery store and you’ll see me.

James H.
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But I tend to view religious expression along the same lines as cigarette smoking. It seems that you can do what you like, but if it’s offensive to someone else, the non-smoker has priority.

This is a very crude model, but maybe you see what i mean.
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Children have a Constitutional right to discuss god at public schools during times when general discussions are permitted (lunch, recess, etc.), as long as such discussions are not compelled via school rules on others.

Children do not own their lockers, so they do not have a fundamental right to display signs of any kind on them, religious or otherwise. However, if such displays are generally permitted, then religious displays can not be discriminated against without 1st Amendment violation.

Desks at work are generally private property. It’s the right of the employer to say what can and can’t be displayed. It’s not illegal for an employer to discriminate against religious displays, even just for a specific religion, regardless of their policies regarding displays in general.

The line is pretty simple. You have a right to do whatever you want regarding your religion on your property, which includes your body (and the speech it produces). You do not have a legal right to promote your religion at the expense of others, which includes using public property, or private property if the owner doesn’t want you to.
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If we can accept the beliefs (or non-beliefs) of other people, then maybe it will be a lot easier to allow everyone to practice their religion in public.
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