Culture War Games: Religion and the 2012 Election
(Visit: http://www.uctv.tv/) The economy was supposed to be the number one issue in the 2012 election. But just seven months before American voters go to the polls, the culture wars are back. Liberals howl about the GOP’s “war on women,” while conservatives claim Democrats are waging a “war on religion.” Writer and former senior editor at TIME Magazine Amy Sullivan asks why issues of religion and politics so polarize Americans? And why do we view political opposition as a “war” on everything we hold dear? Series: “Walter H. Capps Center Series” [7/2012] [Humanities] [Show ID: 23990]