Culture War In America

Is there a culture war going on in the United States? Most definitely, from past to present, there will always be a culture war. Even a bystander of the American culture cannot help but be impressed by the amount of influence of American politics and cultural values and even lifestyles and attitudes. The amount of beliefs culture war touches upon are immense: take tax privileges away from churches, use anti-discrimination laws to target religious non-profits, and reduce religious schools’ access to voucher programs. These are some of the many pieces of the culture war in America.
Diverse ideology in the United States showing differences in the citizens’ beliefs about private and public morality, and regarding what standards control individual …show more content…
The orthodox often includes fundamentalist protestants and evangelical Christians. Yet, some of the people belonging to these groups do not hold deep religious views. It can also be derived from Jewish and Catholic traditions. Those with an orthodox view tend to favor or support two-parent families and criticize homosexuality. The orthodox view is more conservative of the topics. Fundamentalist Protestants and evangelical Christians are grouped up the orthodox camp. The orthodox have strong conservative views about drugs, homosexuality, and sexual orientation. Opinions on topics such as the theory of evolution, the age of the universe, and women's rights all play a role in the citizens’ world view and define what the culture war consists of and how different views turn individuals against each other. The second camp are the progressives. They think personal freedom is as important as tradition; These rules change based on assets of modern life and individual preferences. The struggle between the two sets of conflicting cultural values to shape the cultural foundation of the deep social order in which we live. They believe that the traditions come from God or the laws of nature, and see the United States as a powerhouse for good in the …show more content…
“My friends, this election is about much more than who gets what,” “It is about who we are. It is about what we believe. It is about what we stand for as Americans. There is a religious war going on in our country. It is a cultural war, as critical to the kind of nation we will one day be as was the Cold War itself.” (Buchanan) . He implicated on Bill and hillary Clinton’s that political policy would appoint abortion, a litmus test for the supreme court, homosexual rights, and bias against religious schools, but it’s not the change that the U.S. citizens want or need. Buchanan’s speech illustrates the religious right’s general view of the “culture war”—as a “religious war”. Abortion, homosexuality (marriage equality), education privatization, and the overall curriculum content of the public schools. Just look at the immense amount of debates in America right now. abortion, drug use, school prayer, and pornography. Instead of two economic classes in a struggle for wealth and power, there are two classes (orthodox and progressive). Groups supporting and opposing the right to abortion have had many angry confrontations in recent years. Many have been arrested for blocking access to abortion clinics. Some clinics have even been firebombed. and at least seven physicians have been killed. A controversy of what school children will learn about homosexuals was responsible for firing the head of