And it sounds like the nation is becoming more liberal on these issues.
Well, the social upheavals and changing attitudes, and ways of thinking which took root in the ‘60s have borne fruit. Young people who have been born and raised since that time have grown up in a very different culture.
Many young people have been raised in broken homes. A majority of black babies are born out of wedlock, for example.
Many young people do not have families which value religion or go to church. Moreso than previous generations, this generation has little contact with organized religion.
Young people today have been raised in a time when talk of sex has to do with “protection” and not any talk of moral values on that subject.
Schools don’t try to teach values, as there is a mindset that we don’t want to impose values, or have people think that certain morals and values are better than others. Moral relativism has given us a generation of youth without a good grounding in same.
Marijuana use doesn’t seem as serious compared to other drugs, and besides, many parents today used marijuana when they were younger, and are reluctant to discourage their kids use of same.
We have institutionalized a “baby mama” culture among critical masses of people.
The entertainment industry pumps out material that would have been banned or X rated years ago. The old rebel movie, “Midnight Cowboy” was rated X. By today’s standards, would it be PG or PG-13? The crap we see on TV and movies does influence people’s behavior and attitudes.
Why is the gay character on a sitcom always a likeable, funny character, if not for someone wanting to portray certain people always in a favorable light???
A majority of black babies are born out of wedlock, for example.
That's odd. I thought the majority of black babies were aborted. It is true that most of those that survive are illegitimate.