Civil Religion Vs American Religion

According to Ronald Weed and John Heyking, the religious dimension is not defined by the tenets of Christianity or any other religion, rather, American’s religion is what Robert Bellah noted as it is ‘well–institutionalized Civil Religion’. This religion has certain elementary principles, values, rituals and holidays that are embodied in pertinent texts, artifacts, days and even people who serve as ‘saint’ of civil religion; they can be traditional leaders such as American Presidents. Civil religion has never been an alternative to any particular faith, it adapts selective elements of the national tradition. Religion, of Course, is no exception. Issues of religion are some of the most hotly topics in the American politics today. We