"[...] but there's still some remaining influence."
That influence is disproportionate. Those holding those views as "god given" are generally not open to reason and are the most vociferous in marshalling opposition to any liberalisation.
The religious opposition to civil same-sex marriage was, and in NI still is, an example of how that minority try to impose their religious dogma proscriptions on the laws of civil society.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
