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Cadzao Posted 20 years ago
Grammar
Insofar as
Will Herberg wrote:
"Insofar as any reference is made to the God in whom all Americans "believe" and of whom the "official" religions speak, it is primarily as sanction and underpinning for the supreme values of the faith embodied in the American Way of Life."
What does the sentence mean? Please help me to understand it.
Cadzao
"Insofar as any reference is made to the God in whom all Americans "believe" and of whom the "official" religions speak, it is primarily as sanction and underpinning for the supreme values of the faith embodied in the American Way of Life."
What does the sentence mean? Please help me to understand it.
Cadzao
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To the extent that **** is mentioned at all, the mention is made mostly to reconfirm (and to serve as a foundation for) the values of Americans. *The *** mentioned in such contexts is assumed to be the *** that all Americans believe in, whether they really do believe or not. S.
- To the extent that **** is mentioned at all, the mention is made mostly to reconfirm (and to serve as a foundation for) the values of Americans.
- *The *** mentioned in such contexts is assumed to be the *** that all Americans believe in, whether they really do believe or not.
- S.
- having no state religion.
- In short, *** is mentioned mostly to make Americans feel confident that their way of life is right and good.
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To the extent that **** is mentioned at all, the mention is made mostly to reconfirm (and to serve as a foundation for) the values of Americans.
*The *** mentioned in such contexts is assumed to be the *** that all Americans believe in, whether they really do believe or not. The *** mentioned in such contexts is assumed to be the *** spoken of by the religions most widespread in A
*The *** mentioned in such contexts is assumed to be the *** that all Americans believe in, whether they really do believe or not. The *** mentioned in such contexts is assumed to be the *** spoken of by the religions most widespread in A
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