Sunday laws and Religous intrusion into matters legal

I'm done trying to rationalize what drives people to be superstitious; ie religious. I guess in the long run it's pointless to discuss a fairy-tale and whether it's real or not because it can't be proven beyond a reasonable doubt (or refuted if your a theist). My real focus is the socio-political ramifications of religious ideology (however extreme or mundane) in society and politics.

I'm sure quite a lot of people don't realize how much religion weighs heavily on all aspects of all of our lives.

A prime example is that here in Michigan by law there can be no sale of alcoholic beverages before noon on Sundays. No alcohol sales on Christmas Day.

Not that I often drink before noon, I don't. Point being is that this is a religious edict as law. Why Sunday? Why not Friday? Why not everyday? This is pushing religious belief onto everybody who lives in Michigan or somebody who decides to buy alcohol in Michigan before noon on Sunday. This is what I mean by socio-political interference by religion and nobody seems to even notice these things. These laws are not about alcohol so much as they are about religious dogma disguised as law.

Some of these laws are obscure and not enforced. But guess what? Most are likely still on the books and therefore enforceable. For instance, within recent memory a man in Michigan (right here in Battle Creek) was convicted of swearing within earshot of a woman. This isn't a "Sunday law" but it emphasizes that these laws can indeed be enforced still.

In Hartford, it is illegal for a man to kiss his wife on a Sunday. (Connecticut)
It is illegal to play Dominoes on Sunday. (Alabama)
Unmarried women who parachute on Sundays may be jailed. (Florida)
It is illegal for restaurants to sell cherry pie a la mode on Sundays. (Kansas)
In Columbus, it is illegal for stores to sell Cornflakes on Sunday. (Ohio)
In Providence, it is illegal to sell toothpaste and a toothbrush to the same customer on a Sunday. (Rhode Island)
In Houston, it is illegal to sell Limburger cheese on Sunday. (Texas)

It is illegal to deny the existence of God. (Vermont)

In 1659, Christmas was outlawed. (Massachusetts) Wow!!!

Also, many courts stipulate religious "education" of children as a consideration in child custody cases (I have posted about this before).

Many of our laws are veritably plucked from religious morality, specifically Christian morality (either unwittingly or blatantly) and dressed up as the "social norm". Who's social norm? How the hell does one define normalcy and then institute these concepts as law.

Here we delve into conformity and what it means to attempt to make people "normal". It's very typical of Christians to believe that anybody who doesn't believe in their particular brand are just plain abnormal, outcasts, pariahs and freaks. You can see this with mainstream Christian attitudes towards Mormonism. And I don't even want to get into attitudes about other faiths, let alone attitudes towards atheists. Then these same people seem apparently oblivious about the core foundation of this country. One could argue the "Christian founding" of this country until they are either blue or red in the face but a simple fact remain. We are all afforded equal rights under the law. Not Christian rights, nor Christian law.