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The article further reported:<\/p>\n The 20-something demographic shows the steepest marriage rate declines, and this is also the generation that\u2019s less likely to attend church regularly or identify with a specific religious tradition<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n Pair that with earlier Census analysis by GetReligion<\/a> showing that \u201cReligious people are most likely to be married and unlikely to cohabitate while nonreligious people are as likely to be single as to be married,\u201d and this might also be a factor contributing to the lowest marriage rates in recent history.<\/strong><\/p>\n The article also stated that the marriage rate for 18 to 29-year-olds has declined to 20 percent–one third of what it was in 1960.<\/p>\n Quite frankly, I am not sure what this means for our culture and society. Marriage and the family are a vehicle for personal growth–ideally, family members learn to share and to care for each other. My fear is that less marriage will mean less sharing and more selfishness.<\/p>\n The traditional\u00a0family has always been considered the foundational building block of society. What does it mean when the traditional family is disappearing? The Houston Chronicle\u00a0reported on recently released statistics from the Pew Research Center which stated that the marriage rate … Continue reading ![\"\"](\"http:\/\/blog.chron.com\/believeitornot\/files\/2011\/12\/2147.png\" "\\"2147\\"")
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