Judge Moore

[Michael P Schutt]

It's not that those who share the views of the "elite" are not also ordinary
people (and of course Mark is correct on this). It's that there are very few
in the opinion-making class (the powerful secular elite) who share the
general characteristics of most ordinary Americans.

Dan Rather, Peter Jennings, law professors, Hollywood movie writers and
directors, LA television writers and producers, to name the primary group,
are overwhelmingly and demonstrably NOT favorably disposed toward religion
or generally conservative, as is the average American. (Not necessarily
DEVOUT or subscribers to National Review, of course, but *generally*
conservative and favorably disposed toward religion).  In other words, while
secularist, rabidly statist, extremely liberal folks are the tiny minority
in every community in America (save the few large cities where the opinion
makers must live), they are the super-majority in the class that speaks to
and "for" Americans in all of these influential institutions.  That's why we
have the term "politically correct," and why most people believe it to be a
derogatory term.

Mike Schutt

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Law & Religion issues for Law Academics
> [mailto:RELIGIONLAW at listserv.ucla.edu]On Behalf Of Mark Graber
> Sent: Thursday, August 09, 2001 11:09 AM
> To: RELIGIONLAW at listserv.ucla.edu
> Subject: Re: Judge Moore
>
>
> I know many of these so-called secular elites.  They join the
> PTA, they help out at youth soccer, many belong and participate
> actively in more liberal religious organizations.  They are as in
> touch with "ordinary people" as anyone else.  It is sheer
> nonsense to presume "ordinary people" are more like Professor
> Duncan than myself.  There are differences between less educated
> and more educated people, but it will turn out that lots of less
> educated people agree with educated people on culture issues and
> lots of educated people agree with less ecucated people on those matters.
>
> MAG
>