Historic moment for America? Over flags..............

I don't understand why everyone is making a huge deal about THE flag. Granted, I am from Asia but if the media and general public started to do the same with the Christian flag, or the LGBT flag, or the Jewish flag, or the Islamic flag, how would you respond? It is not about flags, it is about the freedom to fly any flag... Here is another moment in history to redefine tolerance for America and we are bowing down to opinions instead of upholding liberty. America is becoming more and more like my communist home.