the lesson continues--the difference between liberals and conservatives

Newt Gingrich put together a very simple, 10-question quiz designed to let you measure how closely your views align with the views of what he calls America's Natural Majority. Clearly, Gingrich holds the belief that a majority of Americans are conservative and traditionalists, and he's right. Take a look at the quiz printed below:

American Values Opinion Test
About Winning the Future
January 23 2005
Newt Gingrich

How do your views align with America's Natural Majority?

Take the following test.
Score each statement from 0 to 10 depending on how much you agree or disagree. Add the score at the end. The higher the score, the more you agree with America's Natural Majority. The lower the score, the more you disagree with America's Natural Majority.
0=Very Strongly Disagree1=Strongly Disagree2=Disagree3=Somewhat Disagree4=Slightly Disagree
5=Neither Agree or Disagree
6=Slightly Agree7=Somewhat Agree8=Agree9=Strongly Agree10=Very Strongly Agree

____ 1. We should be allowed to say “one nation under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance.
____ 2. Able-bodied people on welfare should be required to work.
____ 3. Men who assault pregnant women and kill the unborn child should be prosecuted for assault and murder.
____ 4. The United States should put its own interests first and cooperation with international organizations second.
____ 5. I believe in God.
____ 6. I am proud to be an American.
____ 7. Schools should teach new immigrants about American history and values.
____ 8. Every American should learn English.
____ 9. Personal injury lawyers should get no more than 15 percent of any jury award.
____ 10. It is possible to use new technology and new science to develop clean, renewable energy that protects the environment and the economy.

Here is what percent the rest of America agrees with each statement: 1 = 91%; 2= 87%; 3 = 84%; 4 = 73%; 5 = 92%; 6 = 91%; 7 = 88%; 9 = 75%; 10 = 88%

This is a very simple, yet very clear way of seeing the vast differences between liberals and conservatives. As a Christian conservative, I can't even imagine putting a score down for any of those statements that was less than 10. I don't understand how anyone could possibly disagree with any of those statements, but the truth is that a very vocal minority in our country does strongly disagree with all of the above. The power of that minority is magnified because they are supported by the mainstream media, virtually all of the academic establishment in our colleges and universities, and nearly 100% of our entertainment industry. That is why it is so vitally important that those of us in the all-too-often silent majority break the silence and fight for the natural, traditional, Christian conservative values of our country.