What social issues are we talking about here?

Abortion - This is a 50/50 (I’ll grant 40/60) issue in the USA. What is so damned controversial about being pro-life?

Gay marriage - This is a 60/40 issue in the USA. What is so damned controversial about wanting to preserve the definition of marriage?

Stem Cell research - Adult/cord stem cells have been proven to work. Stem cells from fertilized eggs are risky at this point. With a finite amount of money available for research, what is so damned controversial about preferring adult stem cell research?

This SoCon bogey man shit is wearing me out.