Architectural or zoning standard are irrelevant for the most part. While they may limit the size of the religious sign they will not set standards for the type of symbol. Anytown, USA will thus limit the size of something like Minaret but they will not ban it outright.

Another thing. Zoning creates zoning districts per use. So you will have areas dedicated for churches. So in many case you can’t build and church or spire in residential districts — as an example.

A civilized nation does not create laws and or statues in response to totalitarian states. So it is irrational to say that we, as civilized people, will create said laws and or statutes in order to respond in an equally uncivilized manner.