It&#x27;s an interesting philosophical question, but the only reason this is being reported is because the Iranian President is Muslim. People who believe in Islam should not be subject to extra scrutiny, nor should respect, tolerance and friendship directed toward Muslim people be questioned as some sort of capitulation.<p>If we want a good outcome, we need more tolerance and less divisiveness and paranoia. We know very well from history that the latter results in very bad things - death, oppression, war, etc. - and what good comes from them?<p>IIRC, George W. Bush&#x27;s Attorney General John Ashcroft had a nude statue in the Justice Department covered because he didn&#x27;t like nudes.