Posted on 03/30/2015 10:32:21 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
Acceptance of gay marriage has long been a matter of when, rather than if -- in large part thanks to younger generations being overwhelmingly in favor.
But just how quickly are views of homosexuality changing from generation to generation? A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute has some insights.
The poll tested how millennials (ages 18 to 34) view various sexual behaviors, including homosexuality. And about equal numbers say homosexuality is morally wrong (38 percent) and morally acceptable (42 percent). Another 13 percent say it depends on the situation, while 7 percent declined to answer.
What's most interesting, though, is when you compare homosexual activity to other behaviors tested. The poll shows more millennials think that sex between two people of the same gender is more acceptable than say casual sex between two people with no intention of forming a relationship (37 percent) -- though the difference is within the margin of error. And about the same number say having a child out of wedlock is acceptable (40 percent).
About twice as many young people, meanwhile, say homosexual behavior is morally acceptable as say the same about having an abortion (21 percent) and about sex between minors (24 percent).
Clearly, views of the morality of homosexuality have a major impact on acceptance of gay marriage -- though we would submit that many people who morally object to it nonetheless support gay marriage.
That homosexuality is viewed as being as or more acceptable than all of these things shows how quickly the paradigm has shifted on these issues.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...
I call BS. This is Washing DC beltway delusion. It is just the sickos from DC attempting to recruit minors.
What this survey really suggests is the microscopic number of folks in this generation who are homosexual. It's not some growing tidal wave of poofery.
Notice that the respondents are quite granular about which behaviors between boys and girls are okay. About homosexuality, it's an abstractionan abstraction that's a sacred cow one mustn't criticize.
They're indifferent to it, and I suggest it's because it doesn't concern them. I'm not saying this is a good thing. But it does suggest how few people are actually involved in sodomythat so few have opinions. Something that's actually widespread generates a lot of negative opinions, because more people have actual contact with it. It continues to be the case that most people's contact with poofery is seeing preening figures in the media.
. . . And I’m actually interested to see the relatively high percentages who hold conservative and pretty-conservative views, and are willing to say so. This age-cohort is usually extremely socially liberal, no matter what the era.
They know most people are stupid, they have even admitted this and therefore they come out with these polls so the stupid sheep will just follow blindly and some even think they are now cool because they agree with others.
Nonsense...this is outright BS.
It sure is
“My church is full of teenagers and college kids, and they dont buy into pop culture, PC, or leftism.”
DON’T be too sure of that! I attend a very conservative southern Baptist church - and there are too many obama stickers in the parking lot for my taste. And one of the biggest Christian schools has ALOT of obama bumper stickers on their teacher’s cars. Remember, gore and clinton were good solid “churchgoers”. DOn’t mean squat. What matters is in the heart and that is almost impossible to truly tell walking thru a congregation.
“What this survey really suggests is the microscopic number of folks in this generation who are homosexual. It’s not some growing tidal wave of poofery.
Notice that the respondents are quite granular about which behaviors between boys and girls are okay. About homosexuality, it’s an abstractionan abstraction that’s a sacred cow one mustn’t criticize.
They’re indifferent to it, and I suggest it’s because it doesn’t concern them. I’m not saying this is a good thing. But it does suggest how few people are actually involved in sodomythat so few have opinions. Something that’s actually widespread generates a lot of negative opinions, because more people have actual contact with it. It continues to be the case that most people’s contact with poofery is seeing preening figures in the media.”
Unfortunately this is not true. Homosexual acceptance among millenials is pretty solid, even in the church. And it will only grow unless they all die out - which history shows never happens.
for those born after 1980, however you want to stimulate your genitalia is a-ok
they also have barely any religious upbringing, beyond contempt and scorn taught to them by the school system
Does anyone have a membership with ancestry.com? I was reading a blog and they are looking into having “wife and wife” and “husband and husband.” I also noticed on the show “Who Do You Think You Are” they had some homo actor on recently, with his “husband.” Aren’t they associated with the Mormon church? I just don’t understand why these people don’t realize they are following Bible prophecy. What I do know is that they aren’t dragging me to Hell with them.
There is other polling data that indicated people think at least a third of the population is gay, when it is like 2 to 3%. That also affects their perceptions on the secondary issues.
Also see how they support “same sex marriage” but mostly don’t support getting married at all - see the data on people believing there’s nothing wrong with living together with no intention of ever getting married. I would say the data likely shows that the bulk of the support for “same sex marriage” comes from the same group that doesn’t believe in the concept of marriage to begin with.
” I attend a very conservative southern Baptist church - and there are too many obama stickers in the parking lot for my taste”
We only have one leftie, and she is quiet about it. Our church is nondenominational and conservative. The only bumper sticker I am aware of is “ I don’t trust the liberal media”
Even if homosexuals comprise 2% of the American population, only a fraction of that 2% would be interested in a “marriage” or long term association. So how in the world have they gotten so many people to go along with their perversion, to the point of putting Christians out of business and taking all of their hard earned money?
"Public school is full of preverts engaging in and promoting all sorts of preversions."
This is why a Spirit-directed, Christian revival is the only way out of this mess.
When parents left their kids to be baby-sat by the idiot box, there is where bad parenting went on steroids.
“The poll shows more millennials think that sex between two people of the same gender is more acceptable than say casual sex between two people with no intention of forming a relationship ...”
This is so twisted, so inchoate it defies description.
Did you ask them?
True about TV, but what parent could send their child to public school for 12 years, and not audit the contents of every course? One hour a week would make them experts on the content.
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