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Truth is relative, say Americans
Truth is always relative to people and their
situations say adults by a 3-to-1 margin (64
percent vs. 22 percent), according to Barna
Research. People were asked if they believe moral
absolutes are unchanging or are they relative to
circumstances. The perspective was more lopsided
among teenagers, 83 percent claiming moral truth
depends on circumstances, and only six percent
saying moral truth is absolute. The surveys
also asked how people make their moral and
ethical decisions. By far the most common basis
was doing whatever feels right or comfortable.
The chart shows results from the question Do you
believe there are moral absolutes that are
unchanging, or that moral truth is relative to
the circumstances?
Source Barna Research Online. Feb. 18, 2002
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Dale Glasgow
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Movies influence kids, duh
A study shows children in grades 5 through 8, who
were allowed to watch R-rated movies, were three
times more likely to smoke or drink alcohol than
those who were not allowed, according to
Effective Clinical Practice, published by the
American College of Physicians and the American
Society of Internal Medicine. An R rating means
the material is restricted for people under the
age of 17, right? Amazingly, the study found that
only 16 percent of the children surveyed said
they were never allowed to watch R-rated movies.
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Source ABCNews.com, February 19, 2002