[Burt]

I think it comes down to how closely you follow Religion. New ideas have always been frowned on by them. Nowadays a Religion, while still might be important in a persons life, isn't usually as dominant as it might have been a number of years ago. There is an interesting link between the popularity of the religion and that generation's attitude towards newer ideas. Women’s rights, different orientations, new technologies were not quite so popular a number of years ago – when religion was dominant.
In any case, a new idea must always be checked against the religions holy laws to make sure it will not clash. And since those laws can never change, they will always be in conflict with society, whose ideas and laws will always be evolving.