THE BATTLE OVER VALUES

THE BATTLE OVER VALUES

Values dictate institutional structures as well as life- styles. More importantly, values are the belief systems that individuals have concerning what is right and what is wrong. Therefore, values help shape institutional structures, personality identities, as well as personal lifestyle choices. For exam- ple, valuing Human Rights and Civil Rights are core val- ues of America’s democratic system of governance based upon spiritual-moral truths an…