Aquarian
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well, if you were to say that jewish teachers in public schools shouldn't wear a kippah (singular of kippot, aka yarmulke), I'd have a harder time arguing against that, but we'd also have to forbid cross jewelry, wwjd bracelets etc. The problem with the pledge is that it's presented as coming from authority rather than personal view.
But as far as people on the street being barred from wearing their religious attire that I would argue against. The situations are very different when comparing representatives of the establishment to ordinary citizens. Anywhere we draw a line regarding a particular behaviour there will always be debate as to whether the line goes to far or not far enough. The where will it end argument assumes that every movement of the line will lead inexorably towards abolition of the line itself and anarchy will reign. This is a logical fallacy as the movement of the line results in a new border beyond which another decision to move the line would need to be approved of. It will end where the line does.
But as far as people on the street being barred from wearing their religious attire that I would argue against. The situations are very different when comparing representatives of the establishment to ordinary citizens. Anywhere we draw a line regarding a particular behaviour there will always be debate as to whether the line goes to far or not far enough. The where will it end argument assumes that every movement of the line will lead inexorably towards abolition of the line itself and anarchy will reign. This is a logical fallacy as the movement of the line results in a new border beyond which another decision to move the line would need to be approved of. It will end where the line does.