The myth of Christian values permeates our culture or should I say, covers a multitude of sins. One example is marriage. We are marriage hypocrites here. We value the institution of marriage so highly, yet treat it so poorly. For example, if we hold that marriage is so important to create stable homes, why would Sweden’s unmarried, co-habitating couples have a greater chance of staying together and provide more security than a comparable American family? Why do we have a revolving door of significant relationships in America greater than any other country? Why are we in a raging debate about same-sex marriages that doesn’t seem to affect other western nations? Why do we hold marriage to be the right of “first-class-citizenship”?
BTW, I think marriage is a great institution! We’re going on 24 this August! And if you want to see Co-habitation statistics in our culture read about the dangers here! The chance of divorce or break up in the USA for cohabitating couples is monstrous.
You can read one sociologist’s study about why and join the debate about the value of marriage in
The Marriage-Go-Round
The State of Marriage and the Family in America Today
Written by Andrew J. Cherlin
Here’s to 24 loooooooooooooong, and wonderful years.