Jeff Binkley -> Ed Hulett wrote:



 JB>>>>> speech and religion ?  Do you assume your rights are more
 JB>>>>> important than  someone else's ?  Your answer appears to be
 EH>> that they lose  DC> their
 JB>>>>> rights  so that you may be comfortable.

 DC>>>> Wrong, Jeff.  Freedom of Religion does not give anyone the
 DC>>>> right to push their religion in a public venue.

 EH>>>> You are mistaken. The First Amendment only limits the power of
 EH>>>> government WRT religion. If you are offended by someone's
 EH>>>> display of religion, remove yourself from their presence.

 DC>>> Sure, if the dislay is on private property.

 EH>> Even if it's on public property. You aren't required to participate.

 DC>>> Having that crap displayed on public property is an afront to
 EH>> each and every person who
 DC>>> has the right to be on that public property that doesn't buy
 DC>>> into that particular religious poiny of view.

 EH>> Huh? Where is the right not to be offended come from?

 JB> And he's only offended if it is on public property.  So when he sees any
 JB> religious symbol he can instantly tell whether it is on private or
 JB> public property to know whether he should be offended or not ?  Wow.  I
 JB> don't know about you but I often can't tell by glancing at a building
 JB> who owns it.  He's got some apparent special power that the rest of us
 JB> don't have.  Of course if it exists then I believe the solution is for
 JB> the government to own many less buildings and pieces of property.

There you go. The government should divest itself of all the property. What
is the government doing owning property anyway?

I can tell from how Ceppa behaves that he would be just as offended if the
display was on private property. It's just that he couldn't do anything
about it.

Ed

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