As an Atheist, I strongly support Santorum's right to bring religion to the Public Square...

[brooklynite]

...but I will fight to stop him from leaving the public square to enter the Court House, School House or Legislative Chamber.

[KurtNYC]

1. Sorry but that doesn't make sense to me

Aren't the court house and the other 2 entities public? Maybe I am just not understanding what "public square" is a euphemism for.

[niyad]

4. public/town square

Town square
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

A town square is an open public space[1] commonly found in the heart of a traditional town used for community gatherings. Other names for town square are civic center, city square, urban square, market square, public square, and town green.

Most town squares are hardscapes suitable for open markets, music concerts, political rallies, and other events that require firm ground. Being centrally located, town squares are usually surrounded by small shops such as bakeries, meat markets, cheese stores, and clothing stores. At their center is often a fountain, well, monument, or statue. Many of those with fountains are actually named Fountain Square.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_square

[KurtNYC]

7. but this isn't 100 years ago

so there is no literal public square in most places, and if there is it isn't used that way.

But my point was, advocating in the public square is the same as advocating in courts and schools.

[niyad]

9. actually, a lot of areas still do. and no, it isn't the same--the public square is voluntary and

open to anyone (well, at least until they started freaking about the occupiers). school and courts are different matters entirely. surely you see that?

[KurtNYC]

11. Are you, and/or the OP, saying that as long as it doesn't affect

public policy (in school, courts or legislature) that religionists have a right to advocate for changes in courts, schools and legislatures?

Personally I feel no more threatened or oppressed by someone praying before a football game than I do by people rubbing rabbits feet for good luck or wishing upon a star.

[brooklynite]

14. The issue is when people in a Civic building...

...who hold a position of authority over others in the building (the Judge, the Teacher/Principal, the Mayor/Councilman), use that authority to espouse their religious opinion without extending the same right to every other person or group.

[Shadowflash]

2. That and .....

The more he talks the more he sounds like the Taliban. Same shit, different fairy tale.

[niyad]

3. or my bed chamber

[no_hypocrisy]

5. No.

Santorum's welcome to talk about his personal faith and that's it. His personal faith can have no impact or influence on laws to be made and laws to be interpreted nor on how people conduct themselves in public or in private.

I object to how his interpretation of his religion should be made into public policy. He can live his life according to his doctrine as long as it doesn't interfere with others' divergent beliefs.

[VWolf]

6. "pubic policy" ???

For some reason, that made me

Probably because he would likely invoke something of that nature if *gasp* elected.

[no_hypocrisy]

8. Fixed it, thanks.

Freudian Slip, perhaps?

[csziggy]

15. It goes along with "No Pubic Option!"

http://www.legionofwoo.com/2011/10/28/craig-woo-captions-the-news-week-of-oct-24th-2011/

[HopeHoops]

10. Mr. Frothy is a fake Christian. It's just his excuse for why he can't get regular sex.

[Jester Messiah]

12. My hope is that he continues his preaching and moralizing...

...all the way to a crushing defeat. A defeat that will serve as a resounding rebuke of social conservatism.

[JNelson6563]

13. I not only support it, I encourage it!

I say shine a bright light on those crazy beliefs! Fucking lunatic. Even those who identify as Christians find him over the top.

I say get on out there Ricky! Boldly show us your (twisted) vision!!

Julie