American standards for morally acceptable behavior have shifted dramatically over the past 16 years, as growing numbers of adults espouse more liberal views on gay and lesbian relations, sex out of wedlock and divorce, according to new research from Gallup.
This "leftward movement in perceptions" affected more than two-thirds of the controversial practices and behaviors explored in the survey, which ranged from stem cell research to watching pornography. But one old-school sin was almost untouched by the trend.
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