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>state should legislate morality has gotten a foothold in the West
I'd argue it's been like this for quite a while, just look at how some of the reformation movements got started, specifically the Anglicans. Prior to that the State had a great deal of say in their local/national church. The difference is that there's been a divergence of moralities between the Church and the State in the last few centuries.
>Many things like Climate Change, Social Justice, Race, Science etc. has effectively replaced god as object of worship
Certainly, in many ways the situation is becoming similar to how the Roman pagan faiths died out to Christianity. The "new" religion, progressivism, is starting to take over the "old" religion Christianity, they adopt some of the values of the old religion and change them ever so slightly to support their new position. An example of this is original sin turning into privilege.
>believe it because it serves a purpose.
For better or worse, this is how the world tends to work. Everyone has an agenda or motive and uses the tools at hand to try and push or achieve a goal.