TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Mary E. TI - Culture wars: opposing viewpoints AV - HN59.W725.C858 1999 PY - 1999/// CY - San Diego, California PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Culture KW - United States KW - Popular culture KW - Social problems N1 - 1 (pages 200-202) and index; The culture wars reflect the polarization of American society; James Davison Hunter --; The culture wars are largely rhetorical; Rhys H. Williams --; Christian fundamentalism provokes cultural conflict; Virginia Ramey Mollenkott --; Secular confusion provokes cultural conflict; Scott M. Morris --; American culture has declined; George Roche --; American culture is not in decline; Charles Lindholm and John A. Hall --; The 1960s damaged American culture; Cal Thomas --; The 1960s benefited American culture; Terry H. Anderson --; Popular culture is contributing to America's decline; John Leo --; Popular culture reveals America's strengths; Ben J. Wattenberg --; Political correctness threatens American culture; Martin L. Gross --; The threat of political correctness has been exaggerated; John K. Wilson --; Belief in God is necessary for a moral society; John M. Frame --; Belief in God is not necessary for a moral society; Theodore Schick Jr. --; Religious conservatism should be promoted; Ralph Reed --; Religious liberalism should be promoted; Amy Waldman --; Multiculturalism benefits society; Hedy Nai-Lin Chang --; Multiculturalism does not benefit society; Linda Chavez --; Government should protect women's right to abortion; The Progressive --; Government should protect the right to life; National Review --; Government should promote instruction in English; Linda Chavez --; Bilingual education deserves support; James J. Lyons --; The National Endowment for the Arts should be eliminated; Laurence Jarvik --; The National Endowment for the Arts should be retained; Edward Kennedy; 2 N2 - "In this collection of articles 'scholars, political activists, and religious leaders focus on social issues of diversity, including abortion, homosexuality, welfare reform, and school prayer, as well as bilingual education and funding for the National Endowment for the Arts.'" Booklist ER -