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[MikeBjerum]

That is very democratic.   The majority gets to decide which religion gets to celebrate on public property?

That only works for me if any and all get to set up their displays also.  Might be distasteful to some and likely impractical due to space limitations.

Not majority.  We are a nation that follows the Constitution which protects us from the majority vote.  A community can put up what they wish, and they can't stop an opposing group from putting up what they wish, within reason.

Maybe those quoting the polls should brush up on their Constitutional history before infringing on our rights in favor of the 1% majority.

[Solus]

Not majority.  We are a nation that follows the Constitution which protects us from the majority vote.  A community can put up what they wish, and they can't stop an opposing group from putting up what they wish, within reason.

Maybe those quoting the polls should brush up on their Constitutional history before infringing on our rights in favor of the 1% majority.

I'll go along with that.   

But in my limited experience, it doesn't work out well.  In Cincinnati, the 'opposing' display on the downtown fountain area was destroyed each time it was erected.  And I do not approve of the philosophy of the 'opposing' display either, but, by allowing displays, the city has an obligation to protect them equally.

[tombogan03884]

I'll go along with that.   

But in my limited experience, it doesn't work out well.  In Cincinnati, the 'opposing' display on the downtown fountain area was destroyed each time it was erected.  And I do not approve of the philosophy of the 'opposing' display either, but, by allowing displays, the city has an obligation to protect them equally.

Nit picking like this is part of why the country is so f*cked up .
The Constitution lays out rules the Govt has to follow ,
There is nothing in the Constitution that says I can't kick your azz for being a Muslim, it just say the Govt can't make it a law that Muslims get their azzes kicked.
The destruction of the "opposing' display" is a more or less Constitutionally acceptable expression of public sentiment.

[Solus]

Nit picking like this is part of why the country is so f*cked up .
The Constitution lays out rules the Govt has to follow ,
There is nothing in the Constitution that says I can't kick your azz for being a Muslim, it just say the Govt can't make it a law that Muslims get their azzes kicked.
The destruction of the "opposing' display" is a more or less Constitutionally acceptable expression of public sentiment.

Yeah..I know..The "opposing display" wasn't religious, but political being that it was a large KKK cross...

And my thoughts maybe a "solution waiting for a problem".  Until there is a rush of requests for other religious displays to share the town square, there is no problem.

The objection can't be that the Christian display offends you, it would have to be that your display was refused.

If it offends you, don't look at it.   But then, if a satanist group set up their display, the same would apply.

[tombogan03884]

Use of "community property" is decided by what the majority of the people paying for it want to do with it .
What you do on your own land is your business as long as it doesn't impact your neighbors.
The worst mistakes the Founders made when writing the Constitution were the assumptions of good character and common sense.

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[Solus]

Use of "community property" is decided by what the majority of the people paying for it want to do with it .
What you do on your own land is your business as long as it doesn't impact your neighbors.
The worst mistakes the Founders made when writing the Constitution were the assumptions of good character and common sense.

Ok...so a community that is predominately Muslim does get to tell the other 49% how the town square will be used. 

I don't like it, but to each his own.

[tombogan03884]

If the other 49% were worth giving a crap about they would have solved that problem .

[Solus]

If the other 49% were worth giving a crap about they would have solved that problem .

Ok, substitute Wicans for the Muslims.  They harm no one, don't have a political agenda, live as honest and productive lives as anyone else, just would fill the square with pagan idols and symbols.

[tombogan03884]

Wiccan's are nature worshiper, their "idols and symbols" trees and earth, are there year round .

[MikeBjerum]

Wiccan's are nature worshiper, their "idols and symbols" trees and earth, are there year round .

You are partially correct Tom.  However, the Twin Cities has the largest Wiccan population in the nation, we hear about it several times a year, and they are much more than "nature worshipers."

They have departed from their historic roots, and it is amazing (scary) to see and hear their response to certain events up here.