John VanSickle wrote:

> So two guys, who are members of a given religion, are discussing their 
> faith's holy writ (whether the Bible, the Quran, Origin of Species, 
> etc.) during their lunch break at work.  Someone who does not share 
> their ideas is sitting at the next table.

That's not a comparable situation at all. The student handing out the 
candy canes was not merely discussing religion, they were overtly 
attempting to proselytize. The school and the school's staff wanted none 
of it, and asked that they not directly hand the notes to other students.

> Let us also say that the local government is hostile to the religion of 
> the two fellows holding the discussion.  So the third fellow can shut 
> them up by accusing them of attempting to convert him.

Doesn't this sort of thing happen when, say, Muslims even so much as try 
to discuss their religion. They're immediately branded terrorists.

> Your position is a recipe for systematic oppression.
> 




-- 
~Mike

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