Culture Wars

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Culture Wars | Chapter 1: What Is the State of America’s Culture Wars?

• Chapter 1 Preface

• The Culture Wars Are Over

  by Paul M. Weyrich

• The Culture Wars Are Not Over

  by People for the American Way

• Neither the Right Nor the Left Can Win the Culture Wars

  by Stanley Kurtz

• The Extent of the Culture Wars Has Been Exaggerated

  by Christian Smith with Michael Emerson, Sally Gallag

• A New Counterculture Is Emerging

  by Paul H. Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson

• Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography

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1. Introduction
2. Chapter 1: What Is the State of America’s Culture Wars?
   1. Chapter 1 Preface
   2. The Culture Wars Are Over
   3. The Culture Wars Are Not Over
   4. Neither the Right Nor the Left Can Win the Culture Wars
   5. The Extent of the Culture Wars Has Been Exaggerated
   6. A New Counterculture Is Emerging
   7. Chapter 1 Periodical Bibliography
3. Chapter 2: Is American Culture in Decline?
   1. Chapter 2 Preface
   2. America Shows Signs of Moral Decline
   3. America Is Not in Moral Decline
   4. Popular Culture Is Contributing to America’s Decline
   5. Popular Culture Reveals America’s Strengths
   6. Political Correctness Threatens American Liberty
   7. The Issue of Political Correctness Deserves Open Discussion
   8. Chapter 2 Periodical Bibliography
4. Chapter 3: What Political and Cultural Influences Benefit Society?
   1. Chapter 3 Preface
   2. Political Progressivism Should Be Promoted
   3. Political Conservatism Should Be Promoted
   4. Religious Progressivism Benefits Society
   5. Religious Conservatism Benefits Society
   6. Secular Humanism Should Be Promoted
   7. Secular Humanism Is Harmful
   8. Multiculturalism Should Be Promoted
   9. Multiculturalism Is Harmful
   10. Chapter 3 Periodical Bibliography
5. Chapter 4: Should Government Regulate Cultural Values?
   1. The Right Is Intensifying the Culture Wars
   2. Chapter 4 Preface
   3. The Government Should Legislate Morality
   4. The Government Cannot Legislate Morality
   5. The Government Must Maintain the Separation of Church and State
   6. The Separation of Church and State Harms American Culture
   7. The Government Should Fund Art That May Be Offensive
   8. The Government Should Not Fund Offensive Art
   9. Chapter 4 Periodical Bibliography
6. For Further Discussion
7. Organizations to Contact
8. Bibliography
9. Copyright

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