"Of the ten moral behaviors evaluated, a majority of Americans believed that each of three activities were "morally acceptable."
Those included
gambling (61%),
having an abortion (45%)
pornography (38%),
using non-prescription drugs (17%).
Also noteworthy was the fact that men were more likely than women to deem nine of the ten behaviors to be morally acceptable. (The exception was sexual relations between people of the same gender, which women were slightly more likely to condone.) The most sizeable gaps were related to pornography (men were twice as likely to deem pornography acceptable) and drunkenness."
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Those included
gambling (61%),
Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread?
Isaiah 55:2
co-habitation (60%),
Flee fornication.
1 Corinthians 6:18
and sexual fantasies (59%).
That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her
hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.
Matthew 5:28
Nearly half of the adult population felt that two other behaviors were morally acceptable: having an abortion (45%)
Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD:
and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
Psalm 127:3
and having a sexual relationship with someone of the opposite sex other than their spouse (42%).
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Exodus 20:14
About one-third of the population gave the stamp of approval to pornography (38%),
Thou shalt not uncover the nakedness of a woman and her daughter,
Leviticus 18:17
profanity (36%),
But now ye also put off all these;... filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:8
drunkenness (35%)
...nor drunkards, ...shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:10
and homosexual sex (30%).
Do you not know that the unrighteous will not inherit the kingdom of God? Do not be deceived. .....nor homosexuals, nor sodomites,... shall inherit the kingdom of God.
1 Corinthians 6:9,10
The activity that garnered the least support was using non-prescription drugs (17%).
What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you,
which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
1 Corinthians 6:19
The biggest gaps between Protestants and Catholics were found in relation to cohabitation (deemed morally acceptable by 50% of Protestants and 66% of Catholics), sexual fantasies (51% and 63%, respectively), and gambling (52% and 70%, respectively).Also noteworthy was the fact that men were more likely than women to deem nine of the ten behaviors to be morally acceptable. (The exception was sexual relations between people of the same gender, which women were slightly more likely to condone.) The most sizeable gaps were related to pornography (men were twice as likely to deem pornography acceptable) and drunkenness."
Barna
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noun: morality
- Principles concerning the distinction between right and wrong or good and bad behavior.