The Ecumenicity of American Civil Religion

us papal flagsHere is proof of civil religion’s appeal to both sides of the Reformation. What is surprising is that American civil religion was anti-Catholic. Amazing how the culture wars make the anathemas of Trent vanish.

(Thanks to DL for the link.)

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2 Comments

  1. Posted September 24, 2009 at 6:54 pm | Permalink

    Not only that, but amazing how prosperity gospel comes in so many different versions. Maybe the movies really are from the devil.

  2. Matt Holst
    Posted September 24, 2009 at 7:50 pm | Permalink

    Thanks for posting this. It is getting harder and harder to vote Republican when this is what I am surrounded with. Isn’t it amazing how both the North and the South “discovered” God in the Civil War? Everybody wins!

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