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4.12.2005

Gen Y: A Recap

Reboot, a Jewish research organization, did a study on Gen Y (anyone born between 1980 and 2000) to see how religion impacted their lives. The results: the IPod approach to religion.

"Generation Y," ... is "bringing [media] industries to their knees" by embracing IPod, TiVo and other technologies that allow unprecedented consumer choice, said Roger Bennett, co-founder of Reboot...

It may mean the rise of "orthodoxy a la carte," where, as with IPods and music, young Americans take a "mix and match" approach to religion, said Bill Galston, a domestic policy adviser in the Clinton administration.

This study also mastered stating the obvious as well as twisting facts to draw attention away from more pressing issues!

The Reboot survey further found that Generation Y was "more liberal and progressive" than older generations, both in political leanings and on social issues such as homosexual "marriage" and immigration. Fifty-four percent of voters younger than 30 voted for Sen. John Kerry last year -- the only age group the Democratic presidential candidate carried, the study noted.

However, although many of these young Americans worry about getting good grades and finding work after school, their biggest concern is the solidly "moral" issue of nonmarital sex -- 35 percent of Generation Y members are "very worried" about "getting a sexually transmitted disease," the study noted.

I don't really think nonmarital sex transmits diseases, I think they missed a word: unsafe. Maybe X and Y wouldn't have to worry so much is sex wasn't such a taboo and we could have open conversations about how to be safe. And I didn't know "marriage" went in quotes. I guess I've been grammatically incorrect when I write about it.

Washington Times :: Generation Y embraces choice, redefines religion

(joe :: Gen Y: A Recap)

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