the US government doesn't need to respect religious weirdness, not even my own.
I'm a little taken aback by that comment, even with your disqualifier.
Who's to say Islam is "religious weirdness"? Certainly not me or you. According to my religion, there's a lot more weird about Christianity, particularly the kind being spewed nowadays, than the religion enjoyed peacefully by billions, not millions, of people worldwide.
Tell that to Koran burner Terry Jones, who's embraced said silly hate-spewed movie above.