Young adults in U.S. abandoning biblical faith

In terms of morals, adults in their 20s and 30s were at least twice as likely as their elders to have: Had a sexual encounter outside of marriage - Used illegal drugs - Gotten drunk - Used profanity in public - Lied - Taken revenge - Physically fought or physically abused someone - Viewed sexually explicit videos - Said mean things behind someone's back. The Barna poll also found that young adults are 10 times more likely than older adults to download or trade music online illegally. The difference between young adults and older adults didn't occur only in the realm of moral behavior, differences also appeared in what the two groups believed. For example, young adults were more likely than older adults to reject the concept of absolute truth. They were also significantly less likely to believe, as their elders do, that human beings should determine what is right and wrong morally by examining God's principles. Also, young adults were twice as likely as older adults to believe ethics and morality are based on "what is right for the person." Finally, even young Christian adults were more likely than older adults to accept same-sex marriage and premarital sex.