He would be well within his right to remove a sign if it were displayed on his own property, but it wasn’t. Either all religions are allowed to place religious displays on tax-payer-owned property, or none are. No religion can be given special permission.
Or do you think Christians are exempt from respecting other people’s rights?
Based on some of the comments in this and other threads, a significant number of posters on this forum think the answer to that question is "yes".
"But Kelly said he believes the problem is not only the verbiage of the sign, but also its proximity to the Christmas tree.
"The fact that sign was immediately in front of the tree, I found that to be disturbing because any family and any child would run up to that tree with a smile on their face, and they would immediately see that sign," Kelly said. "
ALSO -- the sign is not promoting a "religion" or "non-religion", it is ATTACKING all religions.
"The sign reads: "At the time of the winter solstice, let reason prevail. There are no gods, no devils, no angels, no heaven or hell. There is only our natural world. Religion is just myth and superstition that hardens hearts and enslaves minds."
They don't like the competition. They like to use their majority position in the public and government to give their religion special standing and exclude others.