I contend that history shows me very right about this not being a Christian nation. There is a difference between a nation largely of Christians free to practice their religion, and a nation that is driven and controlled by religious precepts.
Iran is a Muslim nation - Saudi Arabia is a Muslim nation - the religion and the government are inseparable and indistinguishable.
Separating politics from religion was the very first amendment - topic one in the Bill of Rights.
If you choose not to see a movie just because they choose not to show the destruction of Mecca that is a decision you are free to make, but to me the logic seems rather silly. If you are going to make choices based on religious principles about which movies you see and don’t see - I would think that a movie about the end of the world based on supposed Mayan prophecies would already be off your list.
So, you wouldn’t have protested a movie promoting false Mayan prophecies... But now some of you are upset because it does not actively show Mecca crumbling... Seriously?
I think you’re splitting hairs to say we’re not a Christian nation; our government may not endorse a particular religion, but many of our Founders were, and our culture is very much rooted in Christian belief.
Again, you miss my point about selective secularism. By not giving equal treatment to Muslim icons, the producers of this movie are making a political statement. Perhaps if this were the ONLY movie to show selective secularism, it wouldn’t be a big deal; people could generally see it for entertainment purposes if they wished. But destruction of ONLY Western religious icons is a trend in Hollywood. For those of us concerned about preserving our culture, we’ll decide what’s “silly” or not.