But, to your point, other Marines had Christian decorations on their desks
if that is the case, then the commanding officer is vulnerable to the charge of inconsistent workplace discipline, and the case is completely different than that detailed above...
we need to know more in order to formulate a proper reaction...
The commander should not have used profanity and should be charged.
But the workplace is under his command if NO personal signs are allowed then the policy was fair if ANY other signs were permitted then it was religious discrimination.
I do often wonder how many people would rush to the defense of a soldiers religious freedom if that same sign had been
Sahih Muslim, 1:149
“To believe in Allah and to fight for His Cause.”