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Revision as of 23:48, September 27, 2014
, 23:48, September 27, 2014→Barna Group study and views of atheists on pornography, fornication and obscene language
The [[Barna Group]] found that atheists and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: [[pornography]]; obscene sexual behavior; [[Illegal drugs|illegal drug use]]; excessive drinking; [[fornication|sexual relationships outside of marriage]]; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; [[Profanity|obscene language]]; [[gambling]]; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/[[bisexuality]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>
The [[Barna Group]] found that atheists and [[agnostics]] in America were more likely, than [[theist]]s in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: [[pornography]]; obscene sexual behavior; [[Illegal drugs|illegal drug use]]; excessive drinking; [[fornication|sexual relationships outside of marriage]]; [[abortion]]; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; [[Profanity|obscene language]]; [[gambling]]; and engaging in [[homosexuality]]/[[bisexuality]].<ref>http://www.barna.org/barna-update/article/5-barna-update/58-practical-outcomes-replace-biblical-principles-as-the-moral-standard</ref>
== Netherlands and bestiality pornography ==
== Netherlands and Bestiality ==
[[File:Netherlands location.PNG|thumbnail|150px|A 2007 survey found that distributors in the [[Netherlands]] were responsible for some 80 percent of bestiality videos worldwide.<ref>[http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/811523-bestiality-video-industry-hit-as-dutch-give-animal-sex-the-thumbs-down]</ref>]]
''See also:'' [[Netherlands and bestiality]] and [[Evolutionary belief and bestiality]]
In 2005, the [[Netherlands]] was ranked the 13th most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reported that in 2005 39 - 44%% of the Dutch are agnostics/atheists/non-believers in God.<ref>[http://www.adherents.com/largecom/com_atheist.html Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)]</ref> The Netherlands also has the 11th highest rate of belief in evolution as far as [[Western World]] nations (see: [[Evolutionary belief and bestiality]]).<ref>[http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/bigphotos/21329204.html Photo: Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds]</ref>
In February of 2010, the UK news website'' Metro'' reported:
{{cquote|Given the illicit nature of the product, precise figures on animal pornography video sales are difficult to find, but the Dutch newspaper Algemeen Dagblad, in a 2007 survey, found that distributors in the [[Netherlands]] were responsible for some 80 percent of bestiality videos worldwide.<ref>[http://www.metro.co.uk/weird/811523-bestiality-video-industry-hit-as-dutch-give-animal-sex-the-thumbs-down]</ref>}}
In 2010, the Netherlands banned bestiality.<ref>[http://www.abc.net.au/news/2010-02-03/dutch-finally-ban-bestiality/319622 Dutch Finally Ban Bestiality, ABC News]</ref>
== See also ==
== See also ==