In the aughts George W. Bush signed an executive order instructing the IRS not to enforce the restrictions on churches regarding political speech non-profits are not supposed to endorse parties or specific candidates, though they can talk about issues).
After that dozens of right-wing political action committees and activism organizations redefined themselves as churches, what are now called parachurch organizations that are tax-free and political.
So yes, it is already a laundering business taking advantage of Christian nationalist leadership who believes in loyalty over principle.
The fight for gay marriage was/is about the benefits afforded by the state to legally married couples.
Which is absolutely privilege because single people don’t get those same tax breaks.
All tax benefits, from marriage tax deductions to corporate tax elimination, is the government picking and choosing which behaviors it wants to encourage.
That’s why conservatives didn’t want gay people to get married because they saw it as government endorsement of their behavior, and not the government recognizing equal rights.
