Barry Goldwater tried to warn everyone...

Yes he did.

"On religious issues there can be little or no compromise.
There is no position on which people are so immovable
as their religious beliefs. There is no more powerful ally
one can claim in a debate than Jesus Christ, or God, or
Allah, or whatever one calls this supreme being. But like
any powerful weapon, the use of God's name on one's
behalf should be used sparingly. The religious factions
that are growing throughout our land are not using their
religious clout with wisdom. They are trying to force
government leaders into following their position 100 percent.
If you disagree with these religious groups on a particular
moral issue, they complain, they threaten you with a loss
of money or votes or both. I'm frankly sick and tired of
the political preachers across this country telling me as a
citizen that if I want to be a moral person, I must believe
in A, B, C, and D. Just who do they think they are? And
from where do they presume to claim the right to dictate
their moral beliefs to me? And I am even more angry as a
legislator who must endure the threats of every religious
group who thinks it has some God-granted right to control
my vote on every roll call in the Senate. I am warning them
today: I will fight them every step of the way if they try
to dictate their moral convictions to all Americans in the
name of 'conservatism.'"

Sen Barry M. Goldwater (R-AZ) Ret.

-The Oklahoma Hippy