This is entirely external to what I said, but since you brought up political correctness let's go with it. Saying you can't be a Patriot if you're not Christian is exactly the same thing as saying you can't be a victim if you're not a minority. Tired old political correctness, it is devoid of thought. And Americans have a history of questioning modes of conclusion from which thought is absent. And yes, Christianity feels this sting of higher criticism. This is why we're not stuck in the dark ages like the middle east.