Sporting events form a vital space where Americans display their ‘civil religious devotion,’ according to a scholar of religion and sports.
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On Flag Day, a historian of religions in America explains how the Pledge of Allegiance, which honors the American flag, is part of American civil religion.
When America was young, its leaders had no trouble retiring from public service and public life. That’s not universally true now.
The American Jewish community is changing as it becomes increasingly diverse and politically polarized.
