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Jerry Falwell sits in the chancellor's office of Liberty University, his school in Lynchburg, Virginia, and describes his abhorrence of RU 486. The host of the Old Time Gospel Hour on 200 television stations, he still has the contacts and much of the clout that he enjoyed in his Moral Majority days. He compares unprotesting acceptance of the new drug to the German churches' inaction during the Holocaust: "We can't make that mistake again," he says. "Morally we will have no recourse except to do whatever is available...
...financial clout suddenly seems less princely...
...retains the reverence that goes with his heritage: he is the spiritual leader of the 15 million Ismaili Muslims, who regard him as a direct descendant of the prophet Muhammad. But even though Prince Karim has long been ranked as one of the world's richest men, his financial clout suddenly seems less princely: last week a group of his banks and creditors seized the crown jewel of his business empire, the Ciga hotel chain, which runs some of Europe's most palatial lodgings...
...what does this have to do with President Clinton? Well, first of all, he is the president, and with that title comes a handy bully pulpit (as Ross Perot would say). Second, being a Democrat, he has more ideological clout with Hollywood than his predecessors. Third, his ties to show business are strong, as his Hollywood-choreographed inauguration demonstrated...
...name Hollywood stars took such a challenge seriously, things really might change. Stars could use their clout by refusing to appear in excessively violent movies. That would shake up movie executives more than any whining from parent groups ever could. If even a few stars took the challenge, the move could snowball into a general rise in standards in the movie industry...