Are Christian American Extremist the reason it took Same sex marriage so long to be legalized in the U.S?

[Zappykins]

NintendoPie said:

Zappykins said:

Well, the USA purposely ended the connection between government and religion on July 4, 1776.  It's a rather big important day in the state.

Since then, until relatively recently, it has strongly made clear that religion has no place in government.  Some religious people have tired to put it in - like on our money and our pledge to the flag.  But they have been well organized in their attempts to make the USA a theocracy.

In the USA one is free to practice or not practice religion, but it is one of its core values that religious has no roll or place in government.

I know. And I agree with the fact that religion and government should stay seperate to extents, but banning religion is not the same as keeping religion and government seperate.

Oh, yes, I agree.  I didn't mean that at all.  I think people should be free to practice religion anyway they want (well, within reason - no child sacrifices, etc.)

Religion should have no baring in civil law.