But that argument seems to cut two ways. So I am not entirely comfortable with a characterization that this is a victory for religion... at least not yet.
The two of us have discussed the issue of how many liberal religious people are standing up to the religious conservatives. I've enjoyed those discussions very much.
In this particular case, concerning LGBT marriage equality, I would sincerely hope that some prominent religious figures, either lay or pastor, would step foreword and make a demonstration that this is clearly and unmistakably not a religious issue, per se.
Already the conservatives are trumpeting their positions (Billy Graham, etc). People like Rev. Barry Lynn will undoubtedly be supporting Obama's position. Wouldn't it be nice if this happened? That may defuse some of the religious ranker in the campaign. That is something devoutly to be wished (so to speak).
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