> Sam wrote: > What about the freedom to practice a religion? You say the privacy of > ones home? What if I can see your Christmas decorations from the > street, are you violating my rights? > I think your saying nobody should be allowed to wear a cross or a > yarmulke in public or carry a prayer rug. Forget about the > door-to-door proselytizers. >
There's a difference between what I think and what the ACLU is doing - that being said here's my call. A better example than Christmas lights is a nativity scene. Can you have one in your front yard? Sure! As long as I can have Menorahs and unless your neighborhood association forbids it (mine doesn't but I can't have weeds). What you can't do is, say, hold a Christian church service in a public park. Why not? Because that's a public space paid for by citizens and maintained by the gov't. You could have a church BBQ though, or a church recreation event. It's simple, really. If it's public it can't be used for religion but that doesn't mean people of religion can't use it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:156818 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
