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Ground Zero is “Sacred Ground”

July 21st, 2010 · 1 Comment · Civil Religion, Definitions, Emotions, Power

In yesterday’s post on the religion of nationalism, I noted that Ground Zero is sacred ground for the believer-patriots of American national religion.  If you questioned this assertion, doubt no more — the GOP has produced an incendiary video which declares that Ground Zero is “sacred ground” and that an Islamic mosque cannot be built [...]

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