research suggests that ABS actually have a lower rate of divorce then born-again
Christians in fact there were two different studies done by
the Barna research group the first lady took place a decade ago and people were
very very skeptical about the methodology about study
and they said no come on there's no way that that's true I mean a family that
prays together stays together
I pray that you hear in churches I love that people were like people who believe
it a virgin birth a guy walking on water were skeptical over stud
yeah again okay so I'm the group actually did the study again
back in 2008 and the findings are really fascinating they found at that when it
comes to APS
about 30 percent of them have said that they have divorced
I'm an only 30 and 32 percent a born-again Christian so
of course I mean that as a tiny difference between the two %uh but
one thing that I do want to point out is oftentimes people make the argument
religious people make the argument that if you're a PSU lack morality because
you don't believe
in at the morals that religion teaches you rate because it if
religion doesn't teach morals there's gonna be a bad person yeah I love it
up but you look from those numbers that
eat that has absolutely no bearing on on your list and share our own
has no bearing on on divorce rate exactly there
so couple things here personal the first study from a decade ago
all was more pronounced and baptist and born-again Christians
rated at the very bottom they got divorced the most
and then you had more a what they call mainline
liberal had liberal Christians right yes up
and they had a lower rate of divorce right and then finally the Los her
divorce was a fierce
so this one is a little closer 3230 between a fiercer
and about this a but it I'm accepts surprise it is
its not the bigger numbers that we saw the first lady yeah and I'll tell you
look is a million reasons why
Eric conservative questions get divorced more frequently
the biggest one is no say we're just a bunch of a virgin
and so hope until you're married so what do people do yes I believe it
the American guys and they require young when you get married young
goal Welsh more likely to get divorced yeah
also they're getting married because they think they have to get married
right
even while I get married it's a part of God's plan
is a lot should yes less right in the Christchurch and then
you know should last for a while the last 20 years right leg at some point
should gives into I can't stand the Spurs
Pakistan dispersion yet so so um you know to your point about why
the more recent study had a smaller Delta between the
atheists and a and the fundamentalist Christians
wallet over and in terms of the divorce rate what i think is pretty obvious
it's just that marriage rates have just gone down altogether
so even among the fundamentalist you don't get married as much
so there's so the ones who do get there are more likely to stay married
caused is was a choice for them where West earlier
a had to get married at the meeting a Merry you wear your you think a
or you are crazy person yes that's a fascinating development among
evangelical Christians their slogan talked all the propaganda
don't have say something if I don't have so overall I don't have sex with your
sale don't don't don't know
but they kept their human so they have sex right up but now
the whole idea St pointed out above you have to get married if you're having a
baby
has gone down so what's going on up is number of single mothers
that are evangelical christians yeah more so more so than the
other religious categories so if you're a fundamentalist Christian your
actually more likely to be a single mother yet but
me mostly what this tells me is that like
smoking weed and and committing a crime
there's no correlation between your likelihood to get divorced where
religious faith is or how deeply believe it
people get divorced because marriages don't work in the overriding factors in
that
far outweigh when you consider yourself
an evangelical question will you continue to operate any has a lot to do
with the typeof lifestyle your religion or lack of religion leads to
so if you are a fundamentalist you're less likely to live in a household that
the guy out Terry it right
you're gonna deal with a situation where they're very traditional roles where the
man goes it he's the breadwinner
but it doesn't really help with the household duties the woman is supposed
to be
our responsible for all about and that could cause some friction in the
marriage
and another problem %ah that usually comes up is when you're getting married
younger
you're less likely to make a significant amount of money so there'll be more
arguments about
money and and that's a great and what you're gonna you know spend your funds
on so that there's a big issue with that
and also with ABS as steve mentioned
I mean they see both marriage and divorce as a choice
so for a lot AP is the hold of our marriage they would rather establish a
career they would rather
explore and be in the dating pool for a while before they settle down with
someone that they want us to check out when it
yeah yeah that's what of a i mean
got your first point about up you know traditional
I'll gender roles for fundamentalists what that doesn't work anymore
are today's economy do what has to work to
so in those families were just that guy is working the woman stays home
what a lot of times guys didn't make enough money especially with our economy
and less and less opportunities for poor people so
they have more strife there's more pressure that marriage and you know
they're
working with so many different stresses stress factors
that is more likely of course to get divorced dad and APS couple
that way he did until their careers are established both the man and the woman
work
and they made a very involuntary knowing informed decision choice
team Eric of course in poor people get divorce more
a statistically as well because there's more money pressure and that puts so
much more stress
on the matter yes and look then let me sale as the last thing
summer slightly controversial ATS
have media decision most the time not every time
you might have to simply been born in the 80 s family and they made an active
this
a rational decision so there's
song likelihood that their act more rationally yet totally mean that the
a personal it's unfair to just table then Christian wants because we're not
really talking about
you know if your gonna make it irrational decisions were talking about
fundamentalist Christian
were making decisions based on again word other people's advice to them
not in any way or what they believe yeah and then you you find the
more mature rational people they're also going to work through their problems
that when you have a fight they're gonna know how to handle as opposed to just
sort of drifting farther and farther apart and thinking they're
partner has been sorta you know had their soul imbued with Satan
yeah and and look you might think it is an insult but
but I'm being literal like some eighty is make decisions
not based on what they think some other supernatural being once
but based on the best their ability of logic and reason they're not all smart
at all make logical
whatever works let their situation with reason is the basis for their decision
as was other things like a
and lenders a lot to be said for pain but if you're picking partners based on
faith or based on logic
my guess is you're going to be a little bit better with logic and a lot of
people will hate that
and they'll think well no no loves all about faith and stuff up but then I'll
call you when you get to work your sales for the
then the faith that that many religious relationships
will keep people together when it shouldn't church say federal agents also