It’s all stupid, really. Laura Bush is great and I’ll miss her when President Bush leaves the White House. She’s his good will ambassador.
Guys, freedom religion means just that. Freedom. There are US citizens who are Jews. There are US citizens who are Islamic. There are some who are Hindu. Bhuddists. Atheists. And there are some who are Christian. Having a Ramadan event at the WH is acknowledging Americans, and good for GW Bush in doing so. He also lights a national Christmas tree each year. Good for him in doing that, too.
As for courtesy when you are a guest in another country, it is very wise not to cross your legs in Asia. It tends to show the soles of your feet to someone, which is telling them they are lower than the dirt you walk on.
The old churches of Europe generally will not allow people in who are wearing shorts. Atheist women or women of any religious persuasian who are wearing shorts when touring such areas for sightseeing pack a skirt in a backpack, to be put on before going inside. There is no public law that requires them to do so, and they could probably contact local police and force their way in wearing shorts if they wanted to, but a courteous woman simply puts on a skirt to spend the 10 minutes looking around inside and avoids offending the owners of the property.
YOU wear the Swastika.
Of course you could say there is no comparison because Hitler had his intentions pinned to his sleeve.
However, he deceived most of the world until the last minute.
Let's face it, if politically correct had been around then, we would now all be called Hans, Hermann, and Fraulein