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Moral Beliefs Of Young
And Old Differ Greatly

( BP) -- A sizeable generation gap exists on nearly every major moral issue in America today, a new poll by the Barna Research Group shows.

The poll by Christian researcher George Barna shows that on issues such as pre-marital sex, living together before marriage and even pornography a double-digit gap exists between those ages 18-38 and those ages 39 and up. Smaller gaps existed on abortion and homosexual sex.

For example, 75 percent of those ages 18-19 believe that living together before marriage is morally acceptable. Sixty percent of those ages 39-57 and 41 percent of those ages 58 and up share that same belief.

The poll of 1,024 adults was conducted in October and asked respondents their beliefs on 10 ethical and moral issues. It reveals a wide gap between the beliefs of the general population and evangelicals as well as between those of young and older adults.

The younger generations are significantly more accepting of the behaviors than are the older generations. ...