The focus groups are telling politicians that it's no longer the Age of Aquarius. It's the age of the serious. People are discovering that something is missing. Of course not, but that doesn't mean the politicians won't pretend they can. Hanging the Ten Commandments in a school classroom without doing the grunt work of parenthood is like hanging a talisman around your neck, hoping it will cure a cancer.
Conservatives like to invoke the war metaphor when speaking of the culture.
Only at the expense of their own faith. They rightly criticize liberals for believing that government can cure virtually any societal ill. Government will reflect religious values when more individuals reflect religious values. If those who want to hang the Ten Commandments on school-room walls would plant and cultivate spiritual seeds in their children, it would have a far greater impact. You can't expect to reduce cavities by brushing with a fluoride toothpaste, while eating lots of candy and refusing to floss.