“Secular” Branch of the Lemon Tree
If the question is whether some people will feel oppressed for the display of Ten Commandments, no display with any religious reference is possible. The word “secular” actually just mean “acceptable”, or more specifically, “acceptable” to the court and people it protects.
The methodology is contradictory. If the primary purpose is to protect the silent minority, or if what the court struggles with is just among the individuals the court tries to treat equally and protect intentionally, how many individuals could qualify being protected by the court? How does the court respond to one person, claimed to be oppressed and asked for judicial scrutiny? (One extreme of the spectrum)
If the primary purpose is for the group with members does not fit to the “standard type”, the court can not circumvent the question of political discretion.
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