This post originally appeared at circleofhope.net. I have to admit I am sometimes tantalized by the civil religion. I’m quoting from my own blog, but here’s one way I put it a few months ago: The U.S.’s national identity is tied to a faith of its own. Examples of such are in its language that says the President’s power comes from God, our America is God’s chosen nation, phrases like “In God We Trust,” “God Bless America,” “One Nation Under God.” It isn’t Judeo-Christian values that the nation was founded on (try American Indian genocide and African slavery), but rather the U.S. created its own religious philosophy to win the hearts of its people, just like Constantine. The myth that surrounds the U.S. is made using divine language. Just like the Romans thought their emperors were “Sons of God,” so does the U.S.
The radical alternative of making a covenant
The radical alternative of making a covenant
The radical alternative of making a covenant
This post originally appeared at circleofhope.net. I have to admit I am sometimes tantalized by the civil religion. I’m quoting from my own blog, but here’s one way I put it a few months ago: The U.S.’s national identity is tied to a faith of its own. Examples of such are in its language that says the President’s power comes from God, our America is God’s chosen nation, phrases like “In God We Trust,” “God Bless America,” “One Nation Under God.” It isn’t Judeo-Christian values that the nation was founded on (try American Indian genocide and African slavery), but rather the U.S. created its own religious philosophy to win the hearts of its people, just like Constantine. The myth that surrounds the U.S. is made using divine language. Just like the Romans thought their emperors were “Sons of God,” so does the U.S.