Patent rubbish or not, nurses aren't allowed to wear jewellery (my wife is a nurse) so why should a religious person be any different?.

Because some appear to think that religion is special and religious people deserve special treatment.

religous people do deserve derision, they are lunatics, see kirkstaller for details.

I hate, with a passion, his ilk, they offer no value to any society.

Bit strong.
They are allowed to be indoctrinated, unfortunately.

We might as throw this one into the equation.
Prejudice rather than offence.
Six months?