| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - In the 1950s, while the United States engaged in the Cold War, American civil religion stood in contrast with ???godless Communism.??? Historian Sydney Ahlstrom remarked of the decade, ???There seemed to be a consensus that personal religious faith was an essential element in proper patriotic commitment.??? President Dwight Eisenhower summarized the non-sectarian attitude, stating, ???Our governm
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