I don't think that anyone will adopt that attitude who doesn't already have it.
That particular change might not be common, but I don't think its some special attitude that can't be pushed on to any new people, or can only possibly be gathered when your young. Converts are often more fanatic than those who grew up with a faith or ideology. Becoming less tolerant, and more willing to force your ideas on others over time isn't exactly unheard of.
Others might think its ok in principle, but think it doesn't work well in a pluralist system, with respect for differences of belief. Once they start seeing imposition, more than respect, they might join the hard core, and figure if its going to be war they should play to win, and not just to defend. Technically they might not have gained the idea that its good to impose religious views (probably specifically just their views, it would be bad for others to do so <g>) but the effect would be the same.
It seems to me that it's been moving towards a sound position at which we could stabilize. I think Moses in the Supreme Court is a very sound middle point.
I'm not sure. Esp. with this recent case (and other attempts to require at least non-religious employers to cover abortion, and also tax payer funding of abortion, as a back and forth reality, and perpetual possibility). Even before this there was the thought that organizations and movements to right particular problems, tend to keep finding more problems after the serious legitimate grievances have mostly been addressed. I think you see some of that in the civil right movement, in labor unions etc., I'm not sure why the movement to make America more secular would be an exception.
Keeping the government out of things is the only way to keep government from mucking about and mucking things up.
And an important point in trying to keep them from controlling government to use against others. Hardly the only point, rent-seekers and control freaks will try to impose their will even when they are not under attack from the government and don't see others under attack, but the more government gets used as a social an economic weapon, the more the next person to come along is likely to try to pick up that weapon, and the less those that have used it, will be willing to be talked in to putting it down. |
