Equal Media Coverage?

A breaking story centered around religious conflict has just come up surrounding a Muslim girl in Ohio converting to Christianity. Suspicions are that her father has threatened to perform a "honor killing" and kill her for her decision. She has thus fled from her home to Florida where she has been in contact with an Evangelical priest. A video of the story can be found here.

Another issue I want to discuss regarding this story is the coverage of Christianity in the media. There could possibly have been numerous cases where children face conflict in the family because of differing religious views. Yet, when a girl turns to Christianity, it becomes headline news across the nation.

The opinion I come to here is simple. Although the first amendment calls for a separation of Church and State, in actuality there are numerous examples where that line is blurred or even crossed. It is well known that the United States is overwhelmingly Christian, around 78%. Now without going into how many are true Christians, it is understandable that would there be more churches in America than any other religious structure. But, since when did a Christian school apply as separation? Since when did having to read and memorize the bible become part of a school curriculum? Since when did having to swear on the Bible in court become an attestation to veracity? Since when did it become nearly written law that a non- Christian man or woman could not even harbor a thought of becoming president?

This is the reality that we live in today whether we want to admit it or not. So my point here is not to say that the girl has not suffered an ordeal that the nation shouldn't know about. My point is that there have more than likely been many cases like this and they have not been reported. More importantly, my point is that seeing America as a democracy is merely a pipe dream. We are a theocracy. We are a Christian nation.

Let me hear questions, lamentations, outraged outcries, or perhaps agreements.