“If marriage really is a sacred institution, then why is the government controlling it, especially in a nation that affirms separation of church and state?”
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Religion, for better or for worse, has been politicized in blatant ways that have seldom been equaled in American elections.
So I really would like to see both parties respond to the poor with greater commitment. But I've got to tell you, the Democrats, I feel, are doing a better job in that respect than Republicans are.
Marriage should be viewed as an institution ordained by God and should be out of the control of the state.
Flipping the dial through available radio stations there will blare out to any listener an array of broadcasts, 24/7, propagating Religious Right politics, along with what they deem to be 'old-time gospel preaching.' This is especially true of what comes over the airwaves in Bible Belt southern states.