Civic Religion
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This episode is brought to you by Anglican Aid. Your gift will strengthen churches and help transform communities. You can donate to With All Due Respect's featured causes here.This week, Megan and Michael discuss the place of "civic religion" in Australian society.Defined as the implicit "religious" values of a nation - expressed through public ceremony, symbols, and rituals - our hosts ask if Australia even has a civic religion in the first place.They then turn their eyes to the place of the Welcome to / Acknowledgement of Country in Australia: specifically in the church. What does it mean that some churches have pushed back against this now largely normal part of public procedure?Finally, they take stock of a recent episode of Bluey and discuss why a children's show (of all things) brought Michael to tears.
