OR THE FREE EXERCISE, THEREOF... Yes, Spleen, even Nazis and Communists in this country have the same rights as anyone else. If a nurse had invited the patient to a Nazi meeting, AGAIN, a simple "no, thank you!" would have ended the conversation.

As for the work place. When a person accepts employment they are, in a sense surrendering some of their rights for gain. You don't bad-mouth the employers product or service. You don't play games on the internet or do crossword puzzles on company time. And you don't proselytize!

You do not, however, surrender your human rights. Certain jobs cannot allow what we would call "normal social conversation". I'm sure you can think of soome situations where this might be true. "Loose lips sink ships" for instance. Many topics can come up on the work room floor and do, but it's a little more constricted when you are dealing with the public on behalf of the company. The employer has every reason to expect you to represent him or the company in all your on-the-clock dealing with said public. Some companies (and religions too) are very tight about this and you should know that upfront. If you have agreed to this as a condition of employment then you had better follow company policies or find another postion elsewhere.

Most places allow some degree of normal human interaction with the public. They may stipulate "no religion or politics" and that too is fine. If the customer intiates the topic fine! You may steer them away or agree with them or arrange a time OUTSIDE of the company's time to continue the conversation. These are all reasonable things. To say "God bless you" or "I will pray for you" are NORMAL conversational phrases. If the company STIPULATES otherwise, then you are faced with a choice.

If a pagan or wicca practioner ( and I have had friends in these religions) offered a pagan intervention on my behalf, I would thank them for their kind thoughts and offers. I might decline, I don't know. It depends on the person, conditions.

Fresh air? I have all I need and then some.