Will morals and values become the forefront of America again? Where are we headed? (education, state)
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You're not missing anything by not watching that thing. It's a commentary by an old time far right winger named Paul Harvey. The republican party adored him back in the day. In the video he rants on and on about Christianity being destroyed by the devil. I was raised in the Christian church and I'd say that many of the so-called Christians are destroying Christianity with their Evangelical/Fundamentalist views that do not reflect the actual teachings of Christ. That stuff was old in 1965 and it hasn't been improved any by age.
Paul Harvey wasn't using the devil as a metaphor for anything. He meant the devil as in the lord of darkness - satin. Same old, old. Do as I say or you're going to hell. The hubris of "Christians" who believe that they alone have some direct access to God and therefore they get to dictate to you what you should believe and how you should lead your life is incredible.
Paul Harvey was a life long Democrat. From back when Democrats were religious as all get out, as racist as they are today and somewhat conservative still. They called them Blue Dogs.
I am continuing to see article after article about the influx of STD's and STI's in America. One STD that is beginning to gain momentum is HPV. The majority of Americans will get a strain of HPV in their lifetime. Many people will fight their HPV strains off, but many others will continue to have persisting HPV infections. Some strains are low-risk HPV which is known as genital herpes. Other strains are high-risk. These high-risk strains can cause cancer. Not only can high-risk HPV cause cervical cancer, it can also cause cancer in other areas of the body. Studies have shown that there has been a sharp increase in the amount of men who have oral/throat cancers due to persisting HPV. This is frightening! What is more scary is that more health professionals are saying that HPV may not ever fully go away. It can remain dormant in the body.
What is even scarier is the fact that there are currently no tests for men that would be able to detect HPV.
With all that being said, I have to ask myself this. Will there be a traditionalist revival in America? With family planning funding being cut, and a disproportionate amount of STDs in America, will there be an emphasis on marriage before sex? Will Americans begin to choose their partners with more thought and caution involved?
Will this also trickle down to Americans and jobs? Will there once again be a strong notion of work ethic. Everyone is competing for a job. Will people go for jobs that can provide the most financial security instead of jobs that they have a passion for?
I have also read articles regarding Generation Z. As a whole, they are engaging in less risky behavior than other generations before them.
There are factors as well that are continuously discussed in these threads that lead me to believe that over time, America will become more conservative in morals and values. Although, I still believe that American's ideologies will remain more liberal overall.
What does conservative have to do with morals and values?
There are factors as well that are continuously discussed in these threads that lead me to believe that over time, America will become more conservative in morals and values. Although, I still believe that American's ideologies will remain more liberal overall.
The Bible Belt has always had more divorce, domestic violence, STD"s, Obesity etc.....
"Liberal" has often meant the opposite of the slight used today. That is, by most measures Northern and Northeast states have more "conservative" daily values such as focus on education, family matters, hard work, fitness, etc.
As a very liberal parent I can assure that our children were brought up strictly - but not with the rod or the book. It was by example and "feeling"'. None of them rebelled and all are successful family people. I don't count their earlier sexual partners or anything of the sort.
Much of the "sexual revolution" was overblown anyway. I was in the midst of it (15-17 at the time) and had less partners than could be counted on one hand. Based on my reading and talking this was not the case with many in generations before and after.
I didn't engage in wife swapping, swinging, etc.
In many ways - as I am alluding to - the "counterculture" WAS moral. I moved to the country, learned trades, got married, worked hard and had children. We (ex-hippies, etc.) brought healthier food and environmental awareness into the greater culture. Also, we had a strain of anti-materialism which our children seem to have picked up on. They don't desire bigger and bigger houses and fancier cars. They don't want big families - preferring to spend time and energy on a single child.
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Premarital sex rates and out of wedlock births are actually declining in the US. I don't credit this improvement to a newfound moral fervor, but rather to pornography and childhood obesity.
Sex and reproduction are natural occurrences, marriage is an artificial creation of man.
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Paul Harvey was a life long Democrat. From back when Democrats were religious as all get out, as racist as they are today and somewhat conservative still. They called them Blue Dogs.
Have anything factual supporting that claim?
Most sources have him a supporter of McCarthyism and the conservative voice of the Silent majority.
Will morals and values become the forefront of America again?
It seems unlikely that cultural conservatism could come to dominate America or any Western country again but it might happen if the general birthrate stays very low while groups like the Amish, fundamentalist Mormons and ultra-orthodox Jews continue to have big families. And if enough Muslims are allowed to immigrate we could see a whole new level of "conservative" values.
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