Civil religion
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Civil religion, also referred to as a civic religion, is the implicit religious values of a nation, as expressed through public rituals, symbols, and ceremonies on sacred days and at sacred places. It
The Washington National Cathedral in Washington, DC, is often used for state funerals for political leaders.
The Arc de Triomphe in Paris commemorates those who died in France's wars.
The emperor Marcus Aurelius, his head ritually covered, conducts a public sacrifice at the Temple of Jupiter
Statue of Lenin at Dubna, Russia, built in 1937; it is 25 metres tall
American civil religion
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American civil religion is a sociological theory that a nonsectarian civil religion exists within the United States with sacred symbols drawn from the national history of the United States. Scholars h
The Apotheosis of Washington, on the ceiling of the Capitol Rotunda. George Washington is shown as having ascended to a divine status.
The National Archives Building in Washington, DC