Originally Posted by xenigo

If they didn't have that, who would they look forward to shooting?

In all seriousness... it comes down to control. If you want people to control, it's best to keep them uneducated which is why they cut all education funding. It's also why they want you to be religious. It's why they want prayer in school. It's also why they want you to join the military. Because religious military people are followers, and they don't ask questions. That's what "having faith" is all about. And they don't want anyone aborting their unwanted offspring because those are their captive audience.

Once you have a lot of uneducated people who follow your religious rhetoric, they will elect you and you'll have the power to see all your social conservative dreams come true.