American Civil Religion (E)

Sep 10, 2024 | Podcast

Ever wonder why politician's speeches end with "God bless America?" America is religious. But, is it Christian? There is a distinction between the god in the Declaration of Independence and the God of the Bible. Here is our take on Civil Religion in America.
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American Civil Religion (E)
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Ever wonder why politician’s speeches end with “God bless America?” America is religious. But, is it Christian? There is a distinction between the god in the Declaration of Independence and the God of the Bible. Here is our take on Civil Religion in America.

Here are a couple of resources that helped us:

http://www.robertbellah.com/articles_5.htm#_edn8

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Music:

Little Lily Swing, Tri-Tachyon, Attribution-Noncommercial 4.0 International, https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Tri-Tachyon/the-kleptotonic-ep/little-lily-swing

Sorry, Comfort Fit, Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Germany (CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 DE), https://freemusicarchive.org/music/Comfort_Fit/Forget_And_Remember/03_Sorry