The problem is - there is too much CARING about it going around in this country. Politics and religion should not mix.
People care about it because they see their religious rights are beings impinged. Intellectuals slowly, piece by piece, try to take away religious freedoms. The very foundation of this country.
Politics and religion should not mix, but when progressives come with their aggressive anti-religious agenda masked under "intellectualism" and "science", somebody has to stand up to this bullying.
My favorite intellectual of all times in modern history is William Buckeley Jr.
He is a proof that one can be a first class intellectual while preserving deep religious faith, and doing great good to the society.