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I personally consider the matter of religion to be a very serious issue and the issue of religion and government IS a hill I am willing to die on. Maybe you don't see it as a problem, but ignoring it, IMO, can be disastrous. Who has tried to take away your right to say Merry Christmas? Has...

Prayer most certainly is not banned in schools. Absolutely not. A kid wants to pray in school? Have at it. What cannot happen is a school mandated prayer. Schools cannot conduct prayer. But students and teachers alike most certainly can pray on their own. You want G-d in your life? You...

That's only according to your religion/belief system.

No one is bashing Christian beliefs. Enough of the persecution complex already. It's old.

If this were a problem in my town, I would be the first person there protesting. But, it's not. How would I feel about it if no taxpayer money were used? If it were on private property, I'd feel just dandy. However, if it were displayed on government property - even if subsidized by...

Restaurants are private property. The origiinal Pledge of Allegiance did not even have the phrase "one nation under G-d". That was not the intent of the writer of the pledge. Somehow, the nation managed to get by without those words in it for 60 years.

To all those who feel non-Christians are denying you the right to display your symbols or practice your faith, can you answer these questions? Why are you ignoring the fact that the heart of this discussion is NOT denying Christians the right to display a Nativity, but rather the...

Oh goody. More Christian persecution. Give me a break. The minority wants to suppress the majority by asking that no religious symbols be placed on public property? How does that translate to suppression? Did your cousin's Bat Mitzvah consist of receiving Aliyah and reading from the Torah...

Nothing is offensive about Baby Jesus. Nothing at all - unless the Nativity depicting his birth is placed on government property using public funds. Why is that so hard for people to understand? Seriously. Why don't people get that? It's not about the symbol in general. It's about the...

See, this is the problem with this issue every year. People are arguing against religious symbols on public property. And yet, there is always a group who only see half the issue and hone in the "arguing against religious symbols." NO ONE here has an issue with your symbols. NO ONE has an...

A majority of people identifying with Christian beliefs does not make Chrisitanity an official religion; it does not make this a Christian country. Yes, all references to Hanukkah and Kwanzaa, and any other religious observance, should be removed from public property. People are more than...

I suggest you read the writings of our Founding Fathers to understand their intent in writing the Constitution.

I never said that was acceptable, either.

Using public funds to promote religion gives the appearance of an official endorsement of religion.

Frankly, I think people are thick headed if they actually believe those of us who don't want religious symbols on public property "can't bear to look at them." That is totally misunderstanding the issue. I can bear to look at Nativity scenes quite well. I see them all the time in front of...

Using public funds to erect a religious symbol is inappropriate. Erecting such a symbol on public property is inappropriate. Note I said inappropriate and not unconstitutional. It gives the appearance - intentional or not - of endorsement of one particular religion as official. No one is...

As a Jew, I don't believe a menorah should be put up. A government should not be involved in the promotion of any religious holiday. Then again, I don't need the government to validate my religion. My family and I - and our religious community - create our own traditions and celebrations.

I would sign such a petition in an heartbeat. I have no problem with a Nativity on private property. you want one on your lawn? Have at it. A chruch? Of course I expect it there. However, a government entity has no business with a religious display. Of all the symbols of the holiday, a...

It was CindyLouWho, the name of the appalled poster. It's called irony.

And how does that differ from stories like, say, one where a little green man steals a towns Christmas decorations and presents, yet a little girl befriends this stranger? What kind of message does that send - approach and befriend a strange man stealing your things? What was that girl's name...