What is the FEAR if government was neutral on religion?

[cthulu2016]

For some reason, the First Amendment crowd is always in the position of explaining why some given government establishment of religion is a BIG HUGE HAIRY DEAL.

It's not like Christmas being a federal holiday is the end of the world! What is the harm in some city having a statue of Jesus? Why shouldn't the young Christians league get to meet in the school library in a town that is 99% Christian?

And so on.

Well, you got me. It isn't THE END OF THE FUCKING WORLD.

Now, then... why would it be THE END OF THE FUCKING WORLD for the government to follow an excruciatingly obvious basic principle of American governance?

See how that works?

What terrible calamity happens if the government does not put up a statue of Jesus?

Not letting Ida May Jones of 132 Main Street vote in the upcoming election will not decide the outcome. Even our very close elections are not decided by one vote. So why is it a big deal if the government decides for some improper reason that she can't vote?

And perhaps 99% of the town doesn't think she should vote. Why should the 1% get to tyrannize the majority by letting this woman vote?

BECAUSE IT INVOLVES A CORE PRINCIPLE OF OUR ENTIRE THEORY OF WHAT OUR NATION IS.

But it isn't the end of the world.

[LiberalEsto]

1. Most of these tighty-righties exist in a permanent state of fear

fear of losing their guns
fear of losing white supremacy
fear of people of color
fear of other religions
fear of change
fear of losing male supremacy
and so on

The right-wing churches whip up the fears of their congregations into frenzies
so does Fox News & Propaganda
so do all the lunatic talking heads

People who live in fear can be controlled through that fear

[rock]

2. Maybe you don't understand how thin-skinned the religious crowd is

They can just barely hold on to their beliefs by the thinnest of threads.

[NuclearDem]

4. If your beliefs can't stand up to someone saying Happy Holidays

Then maybe you need a new set of beliefs.

[NuclearDem]

3. For a bunch of free market capitalists

They sure are working hard to subsidize and industry that's growing more and more unpopular.