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In apartheid South Africa the issues of morality were quite clear and specific. Inspite of the various attempts at justification or obfuscation it was clear thatapartheid was wrong and the struggle for democracy was right. Other issues thatmight have come to the fore in a normal society were eclipsed by the apartheidstory. In post-Apartheid, liberated, South Africa, the issues are not so clear. Amultiplicity of stories from various segments of the society compete for the moralhigh ground. This has produced what JD Hunter called “culture wars” (1991) –that is, different groups expressing different sets of values that find their legitimatingmoral base in different meta-narratives. While Hunter describes only two for theAmerican situation at least seven are discernible in contemporary South Africa.From myths that support the free market to those that sidestep the AIDS pandemic tothose surrounding burgeoning witchcraft practices, the moral terrain is beingcontested by various groupings in the new society. What are the indications of thepresence of these myths in the society? How are they being used to construct moralunderstandings of the society? Which worldviews are they assuming? What sorts ofvalues are emanating from them? What impact are they having on our society?

WHICH STORY DO WE FOLLOW? ‘CULTURE WARS’ AND THE ISSUE OF PUBLIC MORALITY ON CANAAN’S SIDE OF THE JORDAN