Religious Freedom

Should there be any limits on Religious Freedom of Expression? (Kirpans based example)

Many people are of the opinion that Kirpans (a sword or dagger carried by many Sikhs) are weapon and; therefore, it should be prohibited for carrying in public places. In my point of view; however, Kirpans do not pose any safety risk and should be allowed. There are several points to support my opinion. First, people are not aware what the original purpose and meaning of a Kirpans are. Kirpan is not a weapon; it is a symbol, one out of five, which represents the ideas of Sikhism. Kirpan stands for spiritual power or justice and, originally, is non-violent instrument that, in fact, serves as a preventive violence tool, which can be only used to protect a defenseless person. Kirpans were not created as a weapon, yet a religious symbol, and usage of Kirpan for harming defenseless people cause a serious transgression for Sikh, and may cause penalties or sanctions. As a result, a perception about Kirpans, which many people have, maybe a result of misunderstanding of the religious practices and ideas of a particular culture.
In contrast, there are many and many other things around us, which might be dangerous. For instance, everybody has knives and scissors home, which could be easily carried out and become a cause of somebody’s death. Also, there are belts, straps, ropes that can be used to suffocate a person. Even a pen, may play a role of a weapon in curtain circumstances. Everybody has an assumption, that all people are originally good and would not carry out a kitchen knife in order to kill somebody, so why do we consider Sikh as people who want to come out to the public in order to murder??? Consequently, there are many different things, which, even thought; we do not consider as a weapon, it might be used this