Was it “God” that they objected to?
IMHO, it appears that the DEMs were more outraged by recognizing Jerusalem than God.
Government and political elites in search of ever more power typically see themselves at “headquarters” as most competent and thus direct that decision making be pushed to the top.
Being a conservative libertarian and states’ rights advocate, I prefer that power and decisions be decentralized and pushed to the bottom (states, county and local). Those at the top should be reacting to, and aiding and abetting the wishes and forces from the bottom, not vice versa. The Tea Party was founded on the principle that legislators need to listen to voters and not to owned Party elite.