Evangelicals in the USA are the only group to prioritrize Marriage and Children
Evangelicals Are Only Group to Say Marriage and Children Should Be a Priority: Poll
Michael Foust, VirtueOnline
A majority of Americans in a new survey reject the idea that society is better off if marriage and procreation are prioritized. However, white evangelicals — who often hold more traditional views on the issue — think just the opposite.
The Pew Research Center survey found that only 34 percent of U.S. adults believe society is better off if “people make marriage and having children a priority,” while 64 percent believe society is “just as well off if people have priorities other than marriage and children.”
Yet among white evangelicals, 56 percent say society is better off with marriage and procreation being prioritized, while 41 percent say other priorities are fine.
White evangelicals are the only religious subgroup with majority support for the marriage and procreation segment of the poll. Catholics (35 percent), black Protestants (36 percent) and white non-evangelical Protestants (35 percent) are all under 40 percent on that specific answer.
Among the religiously unaffiliated, 16 percent say society is better off with people prioritizing marriage and childrearing, while 82 percent believe society is just as well off with other priorities…
…The survey was released around the time Pope Francis ignited a controversy by criticizing couples who choose to have pets instead of children. He made the comments while discussing Joseph, the earthly father of Jesus.
“We see that people do not want to have children, or just one and no more. And many, many couples do not have children because they do not want to, or they have just one — but they have two dogs, two cats … Yes, dogs and cats take the place of children,” the Pope said.
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This article originally appeared in Christian Headlines
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