AN ACR MAINT DECISION ALLOWED A B737 TO FLY DURING DARK CONDITIONS WITH BOTH LNDG LIGHTS AND ONE RWY TURN OFF LIGHT INOP.

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I WAS SCHEDULED TO FLY FROM ZZZ TO ZZZ1. WHEN REVIEWING THE FLT PAPERS; I NOTED THE FOLLOWING: DEFERRED L INBOARD LNDG LIGHT INOP. DEFERRED R OUTBOARD LNDG LIGHT INOP. DEFERRED R RWY TURNOFF LIGHT INOP. THE ACFT HAD ARRIVED SEVERAL HRS EARLIER AND THE INBOUND CREW WROTE UP THE LIGHTS AS BEING INOP. MAINT MADE NO ATTEMPT TO FIX THE INOP EXTERIOR LIGHTS. MAINT SIMPLY DEFERRED THE LIGHTS; AS THEY MUST NOT REALIZE THE SAFETY BENEFIT GAINED BY HAVING OPERATING LNDG AND RWY TURNOFF LIGHTS ESPECIALLY WHEN OPERATING IN PERIODS OF DARKNESS. OUR B737 FLT MANUAL STATES 'WHEN THE AIRPLANE IS IN ANY RWY ENVIRONMENT; 'RWY TURNOFF SWITCHES -- ON.' WHEN TKOF CLRNC IS RECEIVED; 'INBOARD LNDG LIGHTS -- ON.' OUTBOARD LNDG LIGHTS --'AS REQUIRED.' WHY WOULD ABSOLUTELY NO ATTEMPT BE MADE TO HAVE THE LIGHTS FIXED PRIOR TO THE NEXT FLT? THE REASON; AND I DO NOT MAKE THIS STATEMENT LIGHTLY; IS BECAUSE THE SAFETY CULTURE AT ACR HAS ERODED TO THE POINT WHERE THIS TYPE OCCURRENCE IS THE NORM. ACR IS PUTTING THE BURDEN ON THE FLT CREWS; FORCING THEM TO REFUSE TO FLY THE JET IN ORDER TO HAVE ANY ITEMS FIXED. YRS AGO; ANY DEFECT THAT WAS RPTED BY A CREW WAS EITHER FIXED OR PHYSICALLY ADDRESSED. NOW ITEMS ARE DEFERRED WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THEM. DID ANYONE LOOK TO SEE IF THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE LNDG LIGHTS BEFORE DEFERRING THEM. WAS THERE ANY CONSIDERATION AS TO WHETHER HAVING THE LIGHTS FIXED MAY BE PRUDENT PRIOR TO THE NEXT FLT? I URGE THAT PLT BE INVOLVED IN THE DECISION-MAKING PROCESS PRIOR TO MAINT DEFERRING ANY ITEMS THAT RELATE TO SAFETY.