Increasingly, Young Americans Are Pro-Life; Marriage Is a Another Story

Increasingly, Young Americans Are Pro-Life; Marriage Is a Another Story | Daily News | NCRegister.com: A 2009 survey by the Gallup organization reported that “younger Americans have typically been much more supportive of same-sex ‘marriage’ than older Americans, and that is the case in the current poll. A majority of 18- to 29-year-olds think same-sex couples should be allowed to legally marry, while support reaches only as high as 40% among the three older age groups.”

A variety of studies also confirmed that Catholics were more likely than Protestants to support same-sex “marriage” and regular churchgoers were more likely to oppose it.

Yet, at the same time that college students have become more accepting of same-sex unions, traditional marriage has hit the skids. A Pew Research Center report released last month confirmed that barely half of adults in the nation are married—a drastic decline fueled by the postponement of marriage among college graduates—and increasing numbers of high school graduates beginning families outside of wedlock.

Editor: Even the Washington Post reported on how youthful the recent March for Life was. And it certainly is encouraging to welcome youth-oriented, youth-led organizations into the pro-life movement. But is there a crack in the foundation if the biblical principle of the sanctity of marriage is not equally upheld? Does the disconnect reflect that their convictions are rooted not on Scripture but on emotions? Is this a teachable moment?


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