This is a guy who needs to relax:
MIDDLETON, Wis.—In Wisconsin, a Jewish man whose polling place was at a Catholic church said he was disturbed to see a crucifix hanging over a ballot box.
Dr. Zeev Bar-Av of Middleton said issues on Tuesday’s ballot such as gay marriage and the death penalty “are essentially on the national divide on religion and non-religion.”
The 65-year-old Middleton man said, “If there is a place where church and state should be separated, the polling place should be it.”
Give me a break. I’m an atheist and I had to vote in a church this year and you don’t hear me crying about it. So long as the rules are followed by the election workers then this shouldn’t be an issue. As pointed out in the article if it really bothers him that much he could always do an absentee ballot. Get over it dude.
Posted on 11/13/2006 at 06:05 AM 
I see both sides. On the one hand, it is impractical to exclude churches if there aren’t any other local large buildings. On the other hand, widely recognized religious symbols are undeniably as strong as or stronger than “Vote for Bob” signs. Sure lots of people will ignore them, but at least some will be pressured.
In order to come up with a solution, it is important to acknowledge that there are problems both ways.
I thought of something reading the other posts that doesn’t fit here too well, but I want to share anyway. Imagine a nude, bloody virgin with a dagger through her heart above the ballot box. A picture of a virgin, not a real one. This picture is there because you are voting in a Satanic Church.
-Bob