Should Religious Symbols be Displayed on Public Property?

Should Religious Symbols be Displayed on Public Property?

Eighty-five percent of Americans claim some form of religious affiliation. The public display of religious symbols, though, is always controversial, whether we’re talking about the Ten Commandments in a courthouse or nativity scenes in a park. In the ongoing debate about religious imagery’s proper place, where do we draw the line between private faith and public religious expression?

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SocialistBetty
But the "if" doesn't exist...

...the "if" is the ideal situation that isn't happening now. The question deals with the current situations as they are, not as you would like them to be.
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- SocialistBetty | January 2, 2009 12:32PM

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    William Martin (Ph.D, Harvard, 1969), is the Harry and Hazel Chavanne Emeritus Professor of Religion and Public Policy in the Department of Sociology at Rice.... More

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