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PASTOR GENERAL'S REPORT, MARCH 26, 1982
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Exactly 50 percent say that they have no religious affiliation
whatsoever, and 86 percent admit that they seldom or never attend
religious services.
Only 8 percent go to church or synagogue
weekly.
Almost one in four was raised in a Jewish household;
only one in eight identifies himself as a Catholic.
The survey shows that the media elite are strong supporters of
sexual permissiveness,� percent agree that abortion should be
legal, 54 percent believe that adultery is not wrong, ]i percent
believe that homosexuality is not wrong: 85 percent believe that
homosexuals should be permitted to teach in private schools.
The media take their power seriously.
When asked to rate the
major groups according to their current influence over American
life, the media elite ranked them as follows: business, media,
unions, consumer groups, intellectuals, blacks and feminists.
But when asked WHICH groups SHOULD rule America, the media elite
chooses itself as No. 1. After that, in descending order, the
media would 1ist consumer groups, intellectuals, blacks, busi
ness, feminists and unions.
The media elite are not always successful in telling Americans
what to think, but they are stunningly successful in telling them
what to think about.
It's little wonder, considering the power and prestige of the media today
and the orientation of most of its members, why America is in the mess it
is. The media is in a leadership role, and the blind are leading the blind.
--Gene H. Hogberg, News Bureau