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Facts.....are really nifty if you care about them. ;o)

The younger generation is becoming more conservative. :o) Try arguing with the facts:

http://www.lifesite.net/ldn/2002/sep/02092605.html

MORE CONSERVATIVE YOUNGER GENERATION COULD MEAN LESS LIBERAL SOCIETY

California/Berkeley Survey may herald shift in "culture wars" over family values

SAN FRANCISCO, September 25, 2002 (LSN.ca) - A new survey of American youth
has found surprising support for school prayer, federal aid to faith-based charities, pro-life politicians and even government restriction of abortion. The findings, from the University of California/Berkeley Survey Research Center and funded by Pew Charitable Trusts, also found that youth are less likely to attend religious services or see religion as a guide to daily life.

The survey found youth to be even more liberal than adults on race and on government spending. But, "Fifty-nine percent of adults ages 27 to 59 want public schools to allow prayer at official school activities, such as commencements," says a Berkeley press release. "Among teenagers, 69 percent support school prayer. ... Government restrictions on abortion are supported by 34 percent of adults over 26, while about 44 percent of youths ages 15 to 22 support such restrictions."

The results may herald a shift in America's "culture wars" over family values, survey director Douglas Strand suggested. He said the rise of a new generation "may transform American public opinion as a whole toward becoming more conservative on abortion" -- a reminder that there is a season for everything, even liberal relativistic values.

For the Berkeley press release see:
http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/2002/0...

For the executive summary of the report see:
http://www.pewtrusts.com/pdf/pp_paces.pdf