tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927727622394369631.post2052726501397440633..comments2023-11-08T00:28:17.789-08:00Comments on Marriage and Religion Research Institute Blog: Our Floating Sexual AnchorPat Faganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08306353289084750087noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5927727622394369631.post-60078471092875468762014-05-01T01:26:33.621-07:002014-05-01T01:26:33.621-07:00There is so many things wrong with this article th...There is so many things wrong with this article that I am finding it difficult to organize it into a comprehensive rebuttal. Anyway here goes...<br /><br />First and foremost, sex is not a dirty or awful. Sex between two consenting adults is perfectly fine. Christianity loads so much unnecessary baggage on the simple matter of sex. Sex is a natural process that our instincts tell us to practice it. It is in our basic essence to reproduce, it is a natural part of survival and we are wired up to do it. The problem comes about when you fail to educate young people on the safe practice of sex. Christianity sets young folk up for failure. It teaches them to abstain from sex until marriage and nothing else. Then when the teen ends up doing what comes natural to them they pick up a STD or get pregnant. Then the Christians point to that and say "See we told you so. You should have abstained until marriage." When in actuality the whole process of not educating the teen is what set up the failure. Not the sex itself. Classic blame the victim mentality.<br /><br />Next, up is divorce rates. Christian on average have a divorce rate of about 34% while non believers sit at about 21%. That completely unravels the idea that Christianity is what keeps marriages strong. If anything it shows that a removal of faith strengthens the family bond. What is it about the Christian worldview that causes so much divorce? Why would non-believers consistently have such lower divorce rates? Could it possible be that when teens get pregnant the Church and Christian families force arm unready teens into marriage just because of a child? Which of course never goes well and most often ends in divorce. What about the silly "quiver full" mentality some Churches spread? Encouraging families to leave family planning up to God. While this will get more people in the pews you will get less and less happiness in marriage thus more divorce. I am sure there are other possibilities but this post is running too long as it is.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11860773735080883712noreply@blogger.com