re: #612 ShanghaiEd

And for the record, I don’t think that faith has a place in the public square. What’s wrong with celebrating faith in the church squares…especially since they’re tax-exempted (our tax money) for that specific purpose?

I don’t have a problem with some aspects of faith in the public square. Christmas is so commercialized now as it is, I can’t get offended by Christmas decorations on the town street lights. They keep it vague with “Season’s Greetings” anyways. It’s a traditional part of our culture here, so paying it some respect with token gestures isn’t an issue for me. My “town square” also recognizes the other faiths that have holidays in December, so to me, it’s still neutral. It’s not endorsing a religion, just acknowledging that it’s a part of our society.