Couldn't agree more on the politics of it!
It's a bit hard to respect the jerks who find something like this to jump up and down about.
I agree, too, about the pettiness of the matter. My gawd, there is a lot on the table these days, and this is what gets them out of bed and to the capital early.
And, probably disagree a bit about the validity of the issue. I think it is valid, there are a lot of different Merkans these days, might be best to let each of us be loyal to our country without confusing it with someone's "God".
Arf