Some Critics Have Attempted to Eliminate All Vestiges of Civil

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Multiple Choice

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

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