You say this as if the Ten Commandments are a list of rules that are pertinent only to
one religion. To quote a movie: "Do not kill. Do not rape. Do not steal. These are principles which every man of every faith can embrace." Christians and Jews follow these yes; and though they don't follow the Decalogue specifically, many other religions have similar codes of behavior because...well...trying to remind people not to lie, steal, kill, etc is kind of universal.
The idea that people - of any faith - can't/shouldn't display aspects of their religion "in PUBLIC" as you say, is a direct violation of the Free Exercise Clause.
This is funny. First off, you mistake the fact that
78% of Americans identify as "christian" with government favoritism. Secondly, though Christian imagery is seen more simply because it is the largest religion of this country, other religions are not absent from public view. Never mind the fact that Christian imagery is absolutely not safe from taken down, and is constantly being fought over. Just look
here for some examples. And
here. And
here. And
here. And
here's one more (of many). These are just some examples of the Ten Commandments being taken down. Plenty more you can find of other Christian imagery being removed (ie:
here and
here).
Have you read the Constitution? If so, you wouldn't be calling it a "blatant" disregard. The "separation of church and state" is not the
absence of religion in public or government, which you seem to think it is. A "blatant" disregard would be a person being arrested for being of a particular faith, or, the government saying "we are now officially THIS religion, so you can only practice THIS religion", or (something less subtle): the passing of laws that give larger tax breaks to one qualifying religion and not the other.
The Establishment Clause means the following: No state, nor the federal government can not establish a particular church/religion as the "state religion" (ie: North Korea, Pakistan, England, Finland ,etc. The government is also not allowed to pass laws that support/hinder any religion over any other.
The Free Exercise Clause means: The government can not force people to practice - or not practice - any religion; nor can it punish a person for their beliefs/nonbeliefs. It also cannot enact any laws that impede the ability to practice a specific religion.
If there are unconstitutional acts occurring, then YES, it needs to be addressed, but allowing the Ten Commandments, Menorah, Quran passages, etc in public is NOT establishing a religion, nor sponsoring one as the "official" religion. Religious imagery - of all types - has been an incredibly large and significant part of all of human culture and history. The majority of people in this country hold some type of religious view and to claim that the Constitution means that said religious heritage and imagery should be hidden away from public view is bogus and is itself unconstitutional - iconoclasm is NOT what the Constitution intends.
Well, considering
74% of Americans approve of non-christian religions being allowed to have imagery displayed, I think it's safe to assume that most Christians (making up 78% of the population) wouldn't complain.
Which is why it shouldn't be allowed. Have you not heard of the Lemon Test?
Christians are against it because as you said, the statue is nothing but trolling and its from a "religion" whose beliefs mostly are the exact opposite of Christianity and most other religions. If you're going to purposefully name your religion after the ultimate evil entity of another religion you don't really have the right to complain or be surprised when that religion doesn't like you. That being said, most religious people (here anyway) are pretty accommodating to other religions in that regard. Sure, there's the vocal minority, but everyone wants to be allowed to practice and promote their faith and are aware that in order to do so, you have to allow others the same ability. But I find it amusing that you complain about christians, as if they are the major voice in religious censorship. Atheists have that title.
This is baffling. I hope you don't apply this type of logic your life - what a crummy way to live.