The League defines Southern culture "in opposition to the corrupt mainstream American culture."[7]League Core Beliefs Statement It sees Southern culture as profoundly Christian and pro-life.[17] Furthermore, the League believes that Southern culture places a greater emphasis on immediate relationships than on abstract ideas (the nation, the environment, the global community, etc.) and that Southern geography "defines character and worldview."[7] The League describes Southern Culture as being inherently Anglo-Celtic in nature (originating in the British Isles), and they believe the South's core Anglo-Celtic culture should be preserved.[12]