Religious Symbols Ought to be Removed From Public Places

This is the topic I was suppose to be debating in the tournament, however, my opponent has yet to accept, so I'll simply debate it for fun. As Pro, I will be defending that religious symbols ought to be removed from public places, thus the polar opposite of my stance that my opponent will have to defend is that religious symbols ought NOT to be removed from public places. I want to make it perfectly clear that I am in no way personally for nor against my stance, I am simply debating for it. Also, when I say "you" or "your" I am speaking figuratively, not personally attacking my opponent. Here is the definition of Public: http://www.merriam-webster.com...... And Religion http://www.merriam-webster.com...... There are 3 main reasons why these symbols should be removed from public places. 1) Consideration 2) Fiction 3) Equality Consideration – You'll note that if you look at my profile I'm agnostic. This means I believe in something, just nothing for certain. However, suppose I am a Satanist (Satanism is a religion, even if you don't agree with it on a personal level). Now I am forced to see Christian crosses everywhere I go. This religion above all others is a direct insult to my belief system. It is simply rude, and degrading, knowing that this religion is held in higher respects than mine, thus degrading not only what I believe but who I am. People who know me know I am a nice and agreeable person, even if they don't agree with my choice of religion. But what you think should not belittle my own thoughts. I have my reasons for believing what I believe just as much as any Christian, Muslim or Buddhist, so why is my faith worth less? This situation, while perhaps more drastic that others, occurs all the time. If any religious symbol is seen outside of its specific place of worship, thus on a public place, it is saying that that religion is better than yours. This is not right. If Satanism was the main religion in America, and a Christian saw an upside down cross, they would feel just as insulted as any religion that is now downcast in the real world. So, religious symbols need to be taken down simply to be considerate. There are designated places where their beliefs symbols can be as presumptuous as they want. But out in the public, where there are hundreds of people who don't necessarily share your views, they have no place. They are insulting and demeaning to those religions that either don't or can't have their own religious symbols put up. Fiction – In reality, is there a God? This point is not meant to get into a huge philosophical debate (there are already hundreds on this site alone). What I am trying to convey is can anyone do prove that their God exists? Think about it. There are literally thousands of religions [https://www.cia.gov...... list some under religions] shared by millions of people. How can any 1 be the real one? Sure, they will try to defend it, and say they are right. And their proof is… a book? That along with their personal testimonies are about as much proof as they can give, and still it is not definitive and somewhere it will be countered by a differing religion that "is the real one". We, being the small specks of space matter that we are, cannot possibly begin to comprehend any sort of power at work in the great vastness of the universe. So how is it someone can speculate that "they know the entire truth about god"? Really, they can't. They can believe they can, but in reality they really, actually can't. Because their belief cannot be absolute, it can only ever be a belief. By putting up religious symbols outside your respective worship places, you are claiming that you are right and everyone else is wrong. At the same time, all those wrong people know that they are right and you are wrong. It is simply presumptuous to assume you have decoded the answer to the greatest of the Universes questions and that no one else has. Putting out any of your symbols only confirms that pompousness. Until it can actually be confirmed beyond a doubt that you are right (making it fact), your beliefs need to be kept to yourself, in your place of worship. So religious symbols need to be removed as there can be no way of knowing if those symbols stand for is real. Equality – Now if you looked the CIA site, you'll see 10 religions, one of which is made to cover the practically infinite amount of smaller ones. There are probably thousands in existence. If religious symbols had to be left up, they cannot be restricted to just 1. Rather, every public place that shows even 1 religious symbol must show all of them. This includes, but is by no means limited to: Buddhism, Scientology, Muslim, Islam, Satanic, Flying Spaghetti Monster, Evolutionary, and Carl (my friends self made one). As I said in the above two, no 1 religion can take precedence over another. If they can show their symbols then ALL religions should and must be able to. As you may be able to see, this will create quite a problem monetarily, religiously, and spatially. Because this will create a problem not only for the building owner to pay and make room for who knows how many statuettes and symbols, but also towards people who may not want to see other religions be recognized. So the whole process should be avoided altogether and just have all religious symbols be removed from public buildings. In summary: Since we cannot know what the ‘right' religion is definitively, no 1 religion can be held in higher regard than another, as it is not only factually wrong but demeans all other religions and their followers as well; so unless all religions are recognized (which is hardly practical) then religious symbols must be kept within their own private domiciles, and taken down from the view of the general public who may or may not share your views. My opponent is encouraged to refute all three of these claims and add any of his own which I will then argue against. Any one of these is reason enough to remove religious symbols from public places. I look forward to your responce.