As it relates to religion and politics it clearly is a numbers game. For example, the Catholic church is at it again with regards to baning same sex-marriage in Maine. They were successful in CA and how they are trying in Maine. So sadly it is a numbers game. Religous people wish to deny feedoms like marriage and choice of whether to have a child or not.

Yes, shit happens that cannot be explained, the funny part is that it is the religious person that trys to explain these events. e.g.if one says well this cannot be explained by science as we understand it today, the default is 'well it must be an act of God'. That is BS. Just end the sentence with 'it cannot be explained by science as we understand it today'.