Examples of civic religion in the following topics:
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- Due to the First Amendment, which grants freedom of religion, there is a diversity of religious beliefs and practices in the U.S.
- The separation of the church and state has allowed the private practice of diverse religions.
- He used the term "Civil Religion" to describe the specific relation between politics and religion in the United States.
- Wood believes that the U.S. operates on "a sort of civic religion," which includes a generally shared belief in a creator who "expects better of us."
- Discuss the relationship between religion and government in the United States
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- Characteristic of the Anglo-American colonies was an extensive communal culture, centered on the civic and political sphere.
- Participation in civic life, through festivals, commemorations, the militia, and court trials were widely attended and most (White and free) colonial males were expected to partake in the public civic life in some manner or other.
- American colonial politics revolved around the notion of public civic life and responsibility, an ideology that included:
- Freedom of religion: The government can neither support nor suppress religion.
- Describe the central commitments of dominant civic ideology in the colonies
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- The American "language of liberty" refers to individuals' right to life, liberty and property, and the duty to participate in civic affairs.
- Therefore, Anglo-American colonies were extensive communal cultures, centered on the civic and political sphere.
- Participation in civic life— through festivals, commemorations, the militia, and court trials—was prevalent, and most colonial males (white and free) were expected to partake in some facet of public civic life.
- Instead, American colonial politics revolved around the notion of public civic life and responsibility, an ideology that included:
- Freedom of religion: The government can neither support nor suppress religion.
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- For instance, public colonial elections were events in which all free white males were expected to participate in order to demonstrate proper civic pride.
- American colonial politics revolved around the notion of public civic life and responsibility, an ideology that included:
- Civic duty: Citizens have the responsibility to understand and support the government, participate in elections, pay taxes, and perform military service.
- Freedom of religion: The government can neither support nor suppress religion.
- By the mid-18th century, these civic ideals had been enshrined in the American colonial political system as a fundamental foundation of political rights and liberties.
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- An example of a sociological theory is the work of Robert Putnam on the decline of civic engagement.
- The more television people watch, the lower their involvement in civic life will be.
- In this case, the concepts are civic engagement and television watching.
- In the theory proposed above, the astute reader will notice that the theory includes two components: The data, in this case the findings that civic engagement has declined and TV watching has increased, and the proposed relationship, that the increase in television viewing has contributed to the decline in civic engagement.
- Durkheim argued that the looser social ties found in Protestant religions lead to weaker social cohesion and reduced social solidarity.
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- Putman's work focused on the decline of civic engagement.
- The more television people watch, the lower their involvement in civic life will be.
- In this case, the concepts are civic engagement and television watching.
- In the theory above, the data showed that that civic engagement has declined and TV watching has increased.
- Durkheim argued that the looser social ties found in Protestant religions lead to weaker social cohesion and reduced social solidarity.
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- Furthermore, Catholicism was the traditional state religion of Spain and France—nations that, according to British liberals, were traditionally ruled by authoritarian, despotic, monarchical power.
- They perceived their own religion of Protestantism, on the other hand, to be the religion of liberty.
- Therefore, Anglo-American colonies were extensive communal cultures, centered on the civic and political sphere.
- Participation in civic life—through festivals, commemorations, the militia, and court trials—was prevalent, and most free white males in the colonies were expected to partake in some facet of public civic life.
- Public colonial elections were events in which all free white males were expected to participate in order to demonstrate proper civic pride.
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- Along similar lines, the "shrinking of the world" has allowed individuals across the globe to explore new cultures either via travel or through local exposure to international art, music, religion, theater, TV, movies, and countless other cultural outlets and perspectives.
- This allows for a rising sense of global civics, the notion that we have certain rights and responsibilities towards each other by the mere fact of being human on Earth.
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- Civic virtue became a matter of public interest and discussion during the 18th century, in part because of the American Revolutionary War.
- In a republic, however, people must be persuaded to submit their own interests to the government, and this voluntary submission constituted the 18th century's notion of civic virtue.
- Independently wealthy men committed to liberty and property rights were considered most likely to possess sufficient civic virtue to safeguard a republic from the dangers of corruption.
- Enough taxable property and the right religion made him further eligible to hold office.
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- Civic duty: citizens have the responsibility to understand and support the government, participate in elections, pay taxes, and perform military service.
- Freedom of religion: The government can neither support nor suppress religion.