shifting demographics suggest that the Republican Party — and conservatism with it — eventually will die out unless religion is returned to the privacy of one’s heart where it belongs. Religious conservatives become defensive at any suggestion that they’ve had something to do with the GOP’s erosion. And, though the recent Democratic sweep can be attributed in large part to a referendum on Bush and the failing economy, 3 long-term trends have been devastating to the Republican Party: increasing racial diversity, declining marriage rates and changes in religious beliefs.

if they get rid of the religious nonsense they might even become electable one day.

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