Hebrews 13:4 ~ "Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge."
Nearly 40% of individuals say that marriage is an obsolete part of American life. A recent PEW Research Center analysis of the US Census reports recently surfaced that claimed that the marriage rate is down within the United States to historic lows. Example:
- In 1960, among young adults ages 18-29, nearly 60% of them were married.
- In 2010, among young ~ 18-29 only 20% are married.
- In 1960 71% of all adults age 18 were married
- In 2010 51% of all adults age 18 are married
- The new marriage rate from 2009 to 2010 fell by 5% overall
- Women on average are waiting to get married until age 26.5, while men are waiting until almost 29 years old to get married.
- 61% of Black adults were married in 1960, 31% of Black adults are married in 2010
- 74% of White adults were married in 1960, 55% of White adults are married in 2010
As the very first statement suggests, according to Pew, marriage is becoming a more and more unnecessary part of American life and family. For many, marital commitments don't offer either solid or noticeable benefits to entice them that are single to jump the broom. For many the idea of marriage has simply been relegated to the status of an "arrangement of convenience" with "mutual financial benefits", rather than a lasting and enduring commitment between two individuals.
"...to have and to hold from this day forward for better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health to love and to cherish, till death do us part,..."
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