In one bipartisan initiative entitled “Renew Our Culture,” seven cultural indicators are listed as “measurable actions” that would be fundamental to the development of a healthy culture. These include: increasing parental involvement, increasing volunteerism, sustaining strong marriages, protecting children from drugs, creating greater safety for children and communities, reducing the consumption of violent and perverse entertainment, and reducing the number of abortions and out-of-wedlock births. At the heart of the plan is the goal of “empower[ing] individuals to assume responsibility for
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