ACW — I concur with your statement: “Where I typically have a problem with atheists is where they try to snuff out any expression of our traditions.”
BCBD — and I accept without reservation and applaud you and your position of being an atheist who can appreciate Christian beliefs and culture without being afraid that mere exposure to them will cause you harm. which is my interpretation of your statement: “I can admire the image of baby Jesus outside a courthouse as an expression of art and the season. our Constitution does not protect us from religion. It protects religion from us.”
Exactly as I ment it.