Before the Shooting Begins
by James Davidson Hunter
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Addressing America's cultural conflict about such issues as abortion, homosexuality, and family values, the author presents a plan in which America can achieve a renewed democracy, despite these differences.Tags
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There is a subtle but crucial distinction between treating all people and their communities with equal respect and viewing all cultures as essentially equal. The test of tolerance is not so much 'accepting' and 'validating' all cultures different from one's own, but rather living at peace with those with whom one disagrees most vehemently, cooperating with those whose claims we may detest, and defending the rights of those whom we regard as fundamentally wrong.
There is a subtle but crucial distinction between treating all people and their communities with equal respect and viewing all cultures as essentially equal. The test of tolerance is not so much 'accepting' and 'validating' all cultures different from one's own, but rather living at peace with those with whom one disagrees most vehemently, cooperating with those whose claims we may detest, and defending the rights of those whom we regard as fundamentally wrong.
Abortion and the failure of Democracy
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James Davison Hunter is William R. Kenan Professor of Sociology and Religious Studies at the University of Virginia. He currently serves as the director of the Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture.
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- Sociology, Nonfiction, Religion & Spirituality, History, Politics and Government, General Nonfiction
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- 363.4 — Society, government, & culture Social problems and social services Public Safety - Police, Crime Investigation
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- HQ767.5 .U5 .H86 — Social sciences The family. Marriage, Women and Sexuality The Family. Marriage. Women The family. Marriage. Home Family size
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