Financing efforts, however, were small. <\/a> Focus on the Family only raised a little more than $10,000. <\/p>\nWhat to make of it? There was some controversy about the exact language, the Allen\/Webb race took up most political oxygen, and the issue just doesn’t have the power it did in 2004. <\/p>\n
Christian conservative voters are certainly against gay marriage. But after two years of gay marriage and a still strong country I think most don’t think it is the most vital issue facing our country today. And they are right.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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