College students likely to disagree with religious teachings that homosexuality is a sin

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College students' beliefs about same-sex relationships can be shaped by their church's teachings, but some are willing to oppose their religion's position on the issue, a new University of Michigan study indicated.

And this can influence students' views about same-sex marriage.

Researchers looked at whether or not respondents' religion taught that homosexuality was a sin and students' level of agreement with these teachings, which is described as syncretism.

Syncretism concerning same-sex sexuality plays a small but unique role in explaining opinions about attitudes toward same-sex marriage, beyond that of religious tradition, participation in services and importance of religion in one's life, says Michael Woodford, assistant professor of social work and the study's lead author.

http://phys.org/news/2012-07-college-students-religious-homosexuality.html#jCp

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1. Basic human decency is actually a powerful force.

We have that to thank for the fact that many countries aren't theocracies.