The new world order has brought several different cultures and foods into our lives. In the past the majority of people lived on farms and in villages and many countries were ruled by monarchs. Things today are much different, most kings and queens have disappeared or become symbolic, and most people now live in cities. You use to have to travel abroad in order to learn about other cultures or foods. Now you can pretty much get any type of food anywhere you go, through the years people from different cultures and backgrounds have moved into other parts of the world bringing their ideas and cultures with them. Multiculturalism and interfaith dialogue has helped to incorporate other cultures into other areas of the world. The introduction of television, radio, film, travel, books, and the internet has helped to make this possible. This also will make it difficult in the future to have any religion belong to a single culture or be unaware of teachings and practices of other religions. Women’s rights movements have made it possible for women to be liberated from oppression and be thought of in most cultures as equal to men. Before women’s rights movements women in many societies had been restricted from acquiring and education, owning land, having professional careers, getting married or divorced, travelling, voting and holding office. There are however, some religions and cultures that still view women as unequal and inferior to men. The reassessment of human sexuality has taken a closer look at the happiness of people rather than just procreation. It is not likely that the ongoing clash between traditional views of sexuality and modern outlook on sexuality will be resolved anytime soon. The likelihood of what we will see is a greater tolerance of beliefs and practices that are somewhat contradictory. Birth control is an area of debate, but forbidding it