Public‑Space Secularism as Speech Restriction

When secularist law treats religion strictly as a private, venue‑bound activity it can justify bans on visible or audible acts of faith in shared urban space. That transforms secularism from a neutrality doctrine into a tool that constrains expressive conduct (prayer, ritual) in protests, memorials and everyday public life. — This reframes debates about 'neutral' public policy into one about whether secularism should permit public religious expression or functionally operate as a content‑based restriction on speech and assembly.