Culture Wars - Opposing Viewpoints Author:Mary E. Williams (Editor) This anthology, which replaces Greenhaven's 1998 edition, spotlights current debates on American morality, social values, religion, and popular culture. Chapters include: Is American Culture in Decline? What Political and Cultural Influences Benefit Society? — Contents: — The culture wars are over / Paul M. Weyrich -- — The c... more »ulture wars are not over / People for the American Way --
The right is intensifying the culture wars / Jim Whittle --
Neither the right nor the left can win the culture wars / Stanley Kurtz --
The extent of the culture wars has been exaggerated / Christian Smith .. [et al.] --
A new counterculture is emerging / Paul H. Ray and Sherry Ruth Anderson --
America shows signs of moral decline / John Harmon McElroy --
America is not in moral decline / David Whitman --
Popular culture is contributing to America's decline / Jennifer A. Gritt --
Popular culture reveals America's strengths / Part 1: Jeanne McDowell and Andrea Sachs; Part II: Geneva Overholser --
Political correctness threatens American liberty / John Attarian --
The issue of political correctness deserves open discussion / Michael Bronski --
Political progressivism should be promoted / Paul Wellstone and Bill Dauster --
Political conservatism should be promoted / Policy Review --
Religious progressivism benefits society / Richard Parker --
Religious conservatism benefits society / John Bolt --
Secular humanism should be promoted / Robert F. Morse --
Secular humanism is harmful / Tim LaHaye --
Multiculturalism should be promoted / Part 1: Rethinking Schools; Part II: James A. Banks --
Multiculturalism is harmful / Bradford P. Wilson --
The government should legislate morality / Gregory Maturi --
The government cannot legislate morality / Charles Colson --
The government must maintain the separation of church and state / Edd Doerr --
The separation of church and state harms American culture / Roy S. Moore --
The government should fund art that may be offensive / John K. Wilson --
The government should not fund offensive art / Charles Krauthammer.« less