This House would ban the wearing of religious symbols in the public sphere.

I can understand the train of thought that led to that sort of reaction to wearing religious symbols in public, but isn't it mostly a commercially-enhanced stereotype that would invoke that sort of phobia? Isn't it rather reminiscent of how at one point, black people weren't allowed to use the same public facilites as white people, or have different seating areas on public transportations to 'control the unnecessary commotion that would be caused by them'?

It is within every person's personal right to freely express themselves within the constraints of modern society as long as it doesn't actively harm another person, but banning a form of self-expression on the grounds that it causes discomfort and may lead to commotion is outrageously pro-neanderthals.

A commotion would be caused if the person at hand is faced with someone who's used to forcing their beliefs unto others, so encouraging that kind of behaviour would serve an indirect blow to the basis of democracy, not to mention favour the aggressor's comfort zone over the victim's mere sense of moral obligation towards their respective religions, supporting anarchy and treating adversity as an anomaly rather than embracing it within the multicultural helix of the modern world.

Banning religious symbols in public in mere effort to avoid what could be naturally avoided with basic anger management skills required of the standard civilised individual who lives in a democratic environment supports that individual's regression into the pre-civilised unreigned phase of reactive tendencies, so it could be argued that by banning a certain form of expression with no basis whatsoever in logic but rather an emotional safety-net, you're supporting anarchy by sending out the wrong signals that whatever causes general discomfort could be banned even if it's certified by the person's constitutional rights.

More would be lost than gained by that endeavor in terms of the societal rules and norms. It would serve a much better purpose if the majority are taught about those religions and given the basic knowledge that would help maintain the differences within normal, socially-acceptable levels that warrant coexistence rather than judge a minority on the basis of the majority's fear of the unknown caused by their own ignorance to any other belief other than their familiar own. Warranting that kind of phobic reaction with a ban is a guilt-free card back to the dark ages.

This is rather surprising. It's a bit interesting to follow too. There are many religions out there that wear their religious symbols even when only going out with friends.