This is America, there're a proportion of the religious that actually believe in their religion. If you truly believe in the word of God, then you have no choice but to follow it. You can pay them as much money as you want, they still wouldn't change their mind. 

Perhaps 1% of them insist on adheringt o the word of God, but even then they pick and choose which Commandments to obey.  The rest simply use religion to discriminate against those they cosider inferior  .If the  Old Testament considers homosexuality an "abomination"  it also cosiders stoning an apt punishment for adultery, yet, you don't see the good burghers lining up to stone their daughters who come home with a bun in the oven.