Then of course, science and technology is a source of huge controversy and debate. Before the kind of technological progression we have seen today, religion and community spirit reigned. People relied on one another and regularly attended religious ceremonies as a way of getting together as well as celebrating their values. These days, religion clashes with science and we have two distinct groups of people. We have the people who are pro-science and anti-religion, and those who are pro-religion and anti-science. This causes great conflict and means that the government has to be incredibly careful in regards t some kind of scientific advancement. For instance, stem cell research.
Then of course there is the cost. In times of economic crisis, the government needs to cut back as much money as possible. This is why many people do not believe that funding scientific projects is a great idea, and think that it should be stopped. Science funding is absolutely huge in the United States and some pro-religion people would argue that the money could be spent better elsewhere.