We ban posting the Ten Commandments because their subversive message of peace, forbearance, forgiveness and brotherhood might offend Someone. We ban prayer at our public sporting events in consideration of Someone's tender sensibilities. As I look about my political atlas of the world, I see many Islamic countries. I see Buddhist countries, Christian, Animist, Rastafarian, Voodoo, and a whole spectrum and variety of other beliefs. The only countries I see that are deathly afraid of any type of religious expression, especially the Christian religion, are the communist countries.
Communism is unapologetically atheist in worldview.
Marx and his buddies had no use for a God, because religion imbues individuality, it imparts hope to the huddled masses, it gives rise to dreams and aspirations, and encourages the individual and corporate MAN to rise about their station and seek some higher purpose. This is inconvenient at best for a political system that would like for there to BE no individual. In the name of preventing exclusion, we are disallowing an entire belief system to participate. In case you haven't been watching, here is what is happening. States are being told by Federal Judges how to run their business.