The fact that religion is losing ground doesn’t make the point any less true. I do not live in the US. Looking in from outside, it’s obvious that religion play

The fact that religion is losing ground doesn’t make the point any less true. I do not live in the US. Looking in from outside, it’s obvious that religion plays a material part in lawmaking, including maintaining a status quo that is increasingly untenable. Of course, you need to read between the lines. Even though it is becoming increasingly hard to do so, the US obviously relies on historical prestige to get away with saying one thing (“separation of church and state!” being drilled in to all kids as part of their Freedom Class) and doing another.