by using Christianity and “Think of the children!” excuses

Glad you phrased it that way. Some people may not have recognized the nuance here, but there's a class of henpeckers in society that will use whatever vector of control available to put the screws on other people, ranging from exploiting ideological sensibilities, to outright cloaking themselves as part of those movements. They shift from one side to the other with ease when the tides of power change.