Some critics have attempted to eliminate all vestiges of civil religion from public life. However, sociologist Robert Bellah, who has studied civil religion extensively, argues that:
a. civil religion is the same thing as Christianity
b. civil religion is limited to affirmations of loyalty and patriotism that members of any religion can accept.
c. pure religion is trivialized by civil religion.
d. those who do not believe in the existence of God can still believe in civil religion.
b
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