It is probably not demonic either... movie houses do world releases and much of the world is muslim...which would probably not like a christian themed movie in their movie houses...so they take it out.
Lose some US sales, but gain Indonesia as a viewing audience... I think it is a business decision that happens to coincide with their politics.
Hollywood did the same in the 1930s and kissed Hitler's ass, so as not to lose the lucrative German market.
You think Asians care about black people?
Think again.