"religion should not be left out of the public arena"
to leave any individual or group out of the public arena is undemocratic and descriminatory.
Democracy is inclusive by it's very nature.
I'm not religious but I believe every point of view has the right to be represented.
I condemn any attempt to exclude any group or individual from the democratic process.
Stringsinger and Riginslinger, it is interesting how such purportedly progressive and modern viewpoints as yours turn out on closer examination to be merely reactonary and politically backward.