Why Won't Conservatives Just Drop Social Issues?

I agree. I'm often puzzled by the "persecution complex" I see coming from a lot of religious folks. They honestly seem to believe that every policy they disagree with is meant as an insult or assault on their religion. Maybe I'm just not seeing it, but I know no one who really gives a rat's patootie about who worships who and how, why, where, when, or anything else. I don't get why so many people are so interested in what other people do. If two consenting adults want to get down and dirty, regardless of what gender they are, so what? If your religion says they're going to hell, again, so what. It's not like they're taking you with them. Restricting freedom because you disapprove is a slippery slope toward totalitarianism. Might be nice...

... when it works in your favor, but such things can easily have unintended consequences. The old maxim of "be careful what you wish for" seems to apply here. Think about what would happen if radical Islamists came to power and started implementing their favored moral code. It's the same thing as what you're proposing.

I'm not agreeing with liberals, since many of them do go too far in their fervor, but both sides really need to get a grip.