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Originally Posted by knight_shadow
If that person is acting as a government agent, s/he is giving off the impression that the religion is the "right" one and is backed by the government.
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Maybe, maybe not. Simply because you assume certain employment doesn't really mean that you give your all your rights. I think people who work for the government have to be careful obviously because they run the risk of making it seem that the government has established a particular religion, but the flip side of the 1st amendment is that the government cannot make laws to restrict the free exercise of religion either.
We could claim that all speak by government employees reflects government action, but we'd all probably have to acknowledge that's not true. Someone at the DMV talking about cute haircuts isn't establishing government haircut position. An individual, even giving an address, wouldn't have to be assumed to represent a state position, especially if the forum is open to others of various beliefs.
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