This is incorrect. The Democrats do not work to 'uphold the status quo'. They actively and purposefully undermine the efforts of progressives who are seeking to work against those attempting to entrench local reactionary theocratic tendencies. It's acceleration by another name. And this is because you don't understand the Republican project.

Calling what the Republicans are seeking a 'theocracy' is hyperbolic and misunderstands the distinct petite bourgeoisie nature of American Protestant faith. They are not seeking a Mormon style control of the country, they are seeking the opposite, they wish to dissolve the country into theocratic fiefdoms based on the particular religious inclinations of the petite bourgeoisie. That doesn't mean they don't wish for Christian dominion over the world, but that is just cope for the fact that they are stuck in the financialized neo-liberal hegemony like everyone else. This suits the Democrats just fine because they will also get their little quasi-religious fiefdoms on the coasts, where the real economic power is anyways.

And all this really is doing is creating legislation to legally justify already existing practices in these areas. The 'theocracy' is here, we just stick too much to the edges of society to interact with it.

Edit: Sorry for being rude, it's just that I genuinely fight with these supposedly different 'democrats' on a regular basis, and they are basically as fucked in the head as your average Republican, there is very little distinction outside of the fact that they don't want to see the misery, but if it happens just out of earshot, then it doesn't exist.