I've come to think that my generation is seeing a rebound in conservative morals.

My mother was a product of the sexual revolution. During her youth, the message sent to her was to enjoy sex with anyone and everyone you had the slightest inclination toward. People fought for the right to talk about sex, have sex, sing about sex, write about sex, show sex

After four years or being an English Lit major- I know that we (nor my mother's generation) are not the first generations to be "sex-crazed." And take a look at Scripture. Preoccupation with sex really is as old as time. We may now have the help of mass media in spreading the sex-crazed-ness, but it is not new. We are not some new depraved generation.

What's more, I feel a sort of turn around in the culture. I went to see a new musical last week with my mom called, "Spring Awakening." It was an adapted script from an 1890's German play. Let's just say that it probably would have fit better in the 60's sexual revolution. And it is supposed to be a big hit with the young people (not usually the theater crowd.) When we went it was about a fifty-fifty split between middle-aged people (like my mom) and high school to college aged folk. From what I gathered there, and from reviews I've heard from others- the older people liked it more. Interesting.

I've also noticed an increase in early marriages. My two best friends are both marrying their high school sweethearts before their mid twenties. And they aren't even Christians. (Of course most of my Christian friends are married or have wanted to be since before graduating college.) This, after my mother's generation fought for the "right" and cultural acceptability to marry later, have several sexual partners, have kids later, etc.

Yesterday I watched "The Painted Veil," and today I watched, "Chaos Theory." Both relatively new movies. Both about the survival of marriage against all odds (affairs, troubled and scary times, etc.). Both championed sticking out a marriage despite the biggest betrayal possible. Both championed having few, if not one, sexual partner through life.

All in all, I'm feeling quite positive about culture today. I'm sick of hearing how our culture is going down the crap-hole. Whatever people think is the newest height of depravity is nothing new. And I'm enjoying the positive spin on sexual relationships I've been seeing around me.

Take that pessimism. (Insert Veronica Mars chopping gestures here.)