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In the 1990s, with political po- larization the rule of the day, Jewish groups are not address- ing that issue with any vigor. Our aversion to Christian tight groups that mix morality and "family values" with bigotry and sectarian intolerance prevents us from acknowledging the validity of some items on their agenda. The result is that Jewish or- ganizations, which have reams to say about almost every other issue, have been strangely silent about the moral and cultural is- sues that underlie some of the toughest issues facing the nation. This came to mind recently when Sen. Joe Lieberman, D- Conn., the only Orthodox Jew in the Senate, teamed up with for- mer Education Secretary William Bennett to attack "trash talk" television — those daytime talk shows that feature sexual taw- driness, sensationalism and all- around bad taste. Mr. Lieberman is a man whose religious values are clearly stamped on his political persona, which sometimes gets him in trouble with Jewish groups. His advocacy of school vouchers that will provide indirect government aid to parents who choose to send their children to religious schools, for example, has been vehe- mently opposed by most Jewish organizations. Social problems, Sen. Lieber- man insists, are clearly linked to our growing failure to transmit positive, healthy values to our children. Religion, our most ef- fective vehicle for perpetuating such values, cannot be entirely removed from the debate over problems that have failed to re- spond to purely political solutions. "It's clear to me that the great majority of people in this country feel that the entertainment cul- ture, and particularly television, does not reflect their values," he said in a recent interview. "In fact, more and more, it rejects their values by placing sexually inappropriate material and vul- gar language even in the 'family hours."' tural rot. The usual explanation is that they have been too busy with oth- er pressing issues, like the sweep- ing reductions in federal social programs. Jewish organizations are also devoted to the First Amendment; more than most groups, Jews see a direct con- nection between the freedom of speech and the freedom of every Jew. But there is another factor at work here, as well. Jews do not want to do any- thing to legitimize the political fundamentalists like the Rev. Pat Robertson and the Rev. Don Wildmon who have turned the battle against trash TV into a tool in their crusade to stamp their own sectarian perspective on American public life. Anything that contributes to their agenda is anathema to Jew- ish groups, even when the polit- ical preachers promote positions based on values and concerns shared by both religious and non- religious Jews. As a result, groups like the Christian Coalition, whose crit- ics say spread bigotry and intol- erance along with family values, have almost an exclusive fran- chise on an issue that disturbs a growing number of Americans who may not share Pat Robert- son's narrow religious vision, but who recognize the cultural crisis that has allowed trash talk and other lurid programming to pro- liferate. In fact, our refusal to forceful- ly address these concerns may en- hance the credibility of the Christian extremists and dimin- ish our own if we are viewed as a community that is so focused on a myopic liberal ideology that we refuse to see the cultural devas- tation taking place in our own liv- ing rooms. So what is the Jewish stake in the decline of American culture, as manifested in the likes of Rik- ki Lake and Sally Jessy Raphael? Don't Avoid The Issue We speak about continuity and we cast about for ways to ensure a Jewish future, but we seem to ignore the fact that our own chil- dren are bombarded with images and ideas that represent a direct TV And Cultural Rot repudiation of the values Jewish Up to 8 million children every parents — Orthodox, Reform and day, he said, watch programs everything in between. But we, too, have a lot to lose that "investigate" such issues as women who sleep with their as a money driven, out-of- control daughters' boyfriends, or over- media industry seeks even weight and promiscuous women. greater profits, no matter what Jewish organizations, have been the cost to our culture and our de- strangely silent:about this cul- mocratic institutions. O