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Tonight's #MormonAmerican fun fact.
First, context: 1950s America was filled with a Christian nationalism that flooded popular culture and the political sphere. This is when "One Nation Under God" became the national motto, "under God" was added to the Pledge, etc. /1
First, context: 1950s America was filled with a Christian nationalism that flooded popular culture and the political sphere. This is when "One Nation Under God" became the national motto, "under God" was added to the Pledge, etc. /1
This was also the period that Mormonism most successfully assimilated into American culture, as leaders enthusiastically participated in this "Christian Libertarian" movement in deep and public ways. In return, the "pioneer" image was embraced as icon of the American will. /2
Much of this rhetoric was in direct response to the Cold War, as America is highlighted as the "godly" nation in response to the "godless" commies. World politics became an arena for religious battle, and it dominated domestic and denominational spheres. /3
