This paper examines how Robert Bellah first introduced the term "American
civil religion" in 1967, with references to God,
the nation's mission, and the transcendent standards that Americans viewed as worthwhile. It looks at how it was also during the 1960s that the Beatles hit the music scene, serving as both a catalyst and a focal point for the millions of dissatisfied and marginalized teenage fans who believed that the world should be a better place than what was being offered. It shows how, although two of the Beatles are dead, their impact on the American
civil religion endures because of the profound influences that the group had on the country during this formative period.