Sounds pretty serious.
For the Europeans (as opposed to the Canadians, who already know this) please do keep in mind that despite what you read or see on the news, not all US residents who believe in God are anti-abortion, anti-evolution, etc. Those are the ones who get the press, but they, like the atheists who feel that anyone disagreeing with them must be ignorant or stupid, are the fringe, not the norm.
For some reason, this reminds me of Ali G's interview of a woman protesting abortion.
"Have you ever had an abortion?"
"NO, of course not!'
"Well then, how do you know you don't like it? I mean, I use to think that I really hated cherry pie, but then I tried it, and I found that I liked it."