Considering the era in which we live in today, many topics that were once considered "taboo" are now openly discussed and even satirized via mediums such as film, text, classrooms, and of course, the internet. Things that were once considered "embarrassing" or "shameful" to talk about such as sex/sexuality, personal development, mental health, and so on, now constitute the norm of daily inter-personal discussion (at least in most parts of the West).
What facscinates me, however, is that despite the apparent "open-mindedness" that has seemed to accompany the modernity and "progress" of the 21st century, there is one topic that puts most people on the edge of their seats. A topic which has those willing to engage in discourse about controversial issues such as teen abstinence or drug-abuse running from the place of discussion.
And that topic is: RELIGION.