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If you had a chance, would you ban headscarves from public schools as they did in France? If I remember correctly, that was the only thing that France has done over the past decade or so that FReepers approved of.

Not this one. I don't see how headscarves disrupt the school environment so freedom of religion should prevail.

How about the knives that Sikhs (even children) are supposed to carry on them at all times?

I can see how a knife could disrupt the school environment so the Sikh loses.

Is there no time when the government should intervene to keep religious life and secular life separated?

The state should not promote one religion above any other nor should the states or the feds establish relgions. A public school teacher preaching Christianity would violate the 1A, a public school teacher wearing a crucifix would not.

In answer to your question: For me it's a matter of degree. Do I care if kids wear little necklaces? No. Do I care if they wear shirts that say, "If you don't believe that Jesus is Lord, then you're going to Hell"? Yes. In the former case, the symbol is unobtrusive and denotes a personal faith. In the latter case, the shirt is disruptive and violates the rights of those of different faiths to go about their business without having someone else's religion shoved down their throat.

It could be disruptive but it certainly doesn't violate any of you rights. You are not entilted to freedom from religion and if you don't like the shirt or the "little necklaces" don't look at them.

Both Church and State function more effectively without one meddling in the other.

The Constituion prohibits the state from establishing a religion and from meddling in the free exercise of religion. You are a meddler.

It is not radical to point that out and work to achieve it.

It is radical to loby for the exorcisim of religion from the public square. That is what you stated above and that makes you a radical atheist with no Constitutional leg to stand on.

As for getting along...well...I suppose that you could just acquiesce to all of my goals. I would feel just fine, but somehow I think that you wouldn't feel satisfied.

Or you could simply familiarize yourself with the Constitution, the DOI and the history surrounding the founding of the country and then we'd get along just fine.