He is talking about freedom of religion. As any candidate would be, and as they are, when the President tries to force a Church to act contrary to their beliefs.
And it's actually the cultural problems we face that are leading to our current economic problems. Unless we fix our culture, our time as a dominant economic power is over.
What is wrong with our culture?
40% of births are out of wedlock. In the African American community, that number is 65%.
Divorce rate is 50%.
one out of three pregnancies end in abortion. (Not that I think abortion should be outlawed, but it should be safe, legal and rare, as Bill Clinton said. We need to work on the rare part.)
The policies of the GOP in demolishing middle class salaries are part of the problem, but so are the Democratic policies that government is an adequate substitute for family.