The American Israel Public Affairs Committee spent $87,899,089 on advocacy in 2008 — significantly more than any of the other 212 religion-related organizations who have partaken in advocacy efforts in the nation’s capitol.
In 2010 surveys, 42% of Americans favored same-sex marriage — up from 37% just in 2009 — while fewer than half (48%) opposed gay marriage for the first time in Pew Research Center polling.
While 16% of Americans are unaffiliated with any particular religion, not a single member of Congress lists his or her religion as atheist, agnostic or “nothing in particular.”
Throughout human history, poets, balladeers and songwriters have celebrated the idea that there’s just one true love for every living soul. Only 28% of today’s Americans agree.