The study, conducted by Wirthlin Worldwide polling, found remarkable consistency across the globe in attitudes toward family life. These findings clearly and emphatically reveal that, despite efforts to undermine the natural family in the United Nations . . . What we found in this study contradicts those assertions. Tom Smith, director of the General Social Survey, expects Americans to continue to look for ways to make untraditional families work. A great deal of preaching needs to be done regarding God's view of marriage.
Unmarried couples are less likely to get married because of a pregnancy, the study shows.
At this UN-sponsored conference, Rachel Kyte of the World Conservation Union claimed that the Beijing Platform for Action hammered out at a previous UN session legitimized the rights of homosexuals. This conference is the first of four scheduled by the UN during the next six months. In December a meeting will be held in Chicago. In May 2000 there will be a meeting in New York. Most people do not understand how powerful these NGO's are and the influence they have around the world.