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A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 Poll Finds 28% ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Apr 15, 2008 (message contributor)
A Lutheran Youth Fellowship '07 poll finds 28% cite their personal faith as their top concern while 23.8% say the future; 23.3% family relationships; 23.1% college and 16.3% unbelievers. Others included terrorism 9.4% and war 7.9%. 58.4% of respondents said pre-marital sex is always wrong, down from 63.3% in '04. 65.8% said homosexuality is always wrong vs.70% in '03 and 75.8% in ’95. On the issue of same-sex "marriage," 14.5% support the practice, while another 11.7% support gay civil unions. Only 57% said marriage should be reserved for one man and one woman, down from 85.9% in '01. Additionally, only 39.9% can recite the Common Doxology, vs. 48.7% in '98. 32.2% checked "What's the Common Doxology" and 24.8% said they can't recite the doxology. (Christian Post 1/8/08)
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