Rev. Jim Wallis, an evangelical leader, said the children of ultra-conservative Christians are deserting their parents’ theology in droves.Hooray! But seriously, Wallis claims the children are tired of the fighting over abortion and homosexuality.
I'm not sure if I agree with him because evangelical christian groups appear to be popping up everywhere and many children are leaving the older traditional sects of Christianity, like Catholicism, and turning to new christian communities with radical, outspoken leaders. Just recently gay marriage became outlawed almost everywhere in the United States. We shall see if the "leaders of tomorrow" really stray from their parents view and let homosexual couples be legally wed. The Creationist movement seems to be chugging ahead and many government policies seem to be based more and more off faith.
I truly hope the Religious Right had lost its children (though I don't believe it). It is amazing that as our culture progresses, religious fundamentalists will hold it back, fighting to keep homosexuals unequal, keep evolution taught poorly, discredit science, and halt medical progress. If religious people could forget about god's stupid rules and put humanity first such as letting missionaries in Africa accurately inform the populace about STD (AIDS) prevention and distribute condoms. Telling people that god wants abstinence is not slowing the spread of AIDS or benefiting the impoverished people who are still going to have sex - it is natural! If god were so concerned, then sex would not be so pleasurable. Sadly religious people have to put god first, unless of course they are a very poor believer - in which case they might as well stop believing.
Anyway, to cheer you up, check out this news article about women with two Uteruses - Uteri if you will.
Oh, did I mention she is pregnant in both!! Wha-bam!
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