>>>I don't mind averting my eyes as long as it's not to avoid a something physical aimed into them, like a pushy ringer or a greeting which is for members only or just having to explain etc. Religion is a personal matter, and I have no intention of meddling in other people's personal affairs. On the commons, OTOH, it's always a bit unpleasant to be forced to observe personal lives of others, feels out of place. Just like watching a marital fight in the street... may be interesting, but you don't really want to watch.
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>>You cannot control what others think, so it isn't worth worrying about them. And I have enough trouble running my own life, so I won't be trying to run theirs. I don't care what group puts up a display for whatever event is happening in their lives. Public land is okay AFAIC.
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>It's possible to do it in an unobtrusive way, which they rarely do. Usually it's as if they assume everyone is a member, do it in-your-face (i.e. coming too close, putting their stuff so you have to go around it etc). Can't they do it at home?

Certainly they could do it at home. But I think most, if not all religions, have been mis-instructed by their long dead and poorly documented savior/god to spread the word. So, they have a need to try to drag you into their area of belief. I still maintain that if one must have a religion, it should be a personal journey of life and it no one else's business. Bottom line? It's just plain rude to butt into another person's life uninvited. Its DADT. If I don't ask then they don't tell me. :)