The Scandinavian countries close to the top is no suprise to me, both my kids are born outside of marriage. But I’m confused about the latin american countries. I imagined catholicism was a pretty big deal there? Wouldn’t children born outside of marriage be a big no-no?
Birth control = SIN so better not use it while having pre-marital sex, which is also a sin but apparently one that’s less important
Of course, the very idea that birth control is wrong is completely non-biblical as well, I’ve read that fucking thing front to back multiple times and never once read any verses that say “thou shalt not wrap it before you tap it”
don’t forget to check christianty Extended Universe, 2000 years of people interpreting random passages in ways that suit their narrative and makes them sound only slightly delusional
“be fruitful and multiply? ah, so i need to fuck a lot. and when i fuck a lot i need to breed a lot. and if i make any attempts at doing one without the other i am evil and a sinner and will go to hell”
More religious means less sex education and less access to birth control. Abortion might also be more frowned upon so they carry the baby to term even out of wedlock. And let’s face it, religion isn’t stopping teenagers with raging hormones and young adults from having sex.
There’s also the issue of what “marriage” is defined as in each country. I know that there are states in the US where you qualify as “common law” married if you just live together, both agree you are married, and say in public that you are married. Even stranger is while that sounds a like a liberal thing, it’s not. It’s the law in at least one of the most conservative states in the US.
The Scandinavian countries close to the top is no suprise to me, both my kids are born outside of marriage. But I’m confused about the latin american countries. I imagined catholicism was a pretty big deal there? Wouldn’t children born outside of marriage be a big no-no?
I’m just spit balling here but I believe Catholics are also very against birth control and abortion, so that could play a role as well, no?
The cognitive dissonance never ceases to amaze.
Birth control = SIN so better not use it while having pre-marital sex, which is also a sin but apparently one that’s less important
Of course, the very idea that birth control is wrong is completely non-biblical as well, I’ve read that fucking thing front to back multiple times and never once read any verses that say “thou shalt not wrap it before you tap it”
don’t forget to check christianty Extended Universe, 2000 years of people interpreting random passages in ways that suit their narrative and makes them sound only slightly delusional
“be fruitful and multiply? ah, so i need to fuck a lot. and when i fuck a lot i need to breed a lot. and if i make any attempts at doing one without the other i am evil and a sinner and will go to hell”
On that note, Philippines… no data ಠ_ಠ
More religious means less sex education and less access to birth control. Abortion might also be more frowned upon so they carry the baby to term even out of wedlock. And let’s face it, religion isn’t stopping teenagers with raging hormones and young adults from having sex.
There’s also the issue of what “marriage” is defined as in each country. I know that there are states in the US where you qualify as “common law” married if you just live together, both agree you are married, and say in public that you are married. Even stranger is while that sounds a like a liberal thing, it’s not. It’s the law in at least one of the most conservative states in the US.
It’s also how marriages worked in Europe for anyone who wasn’t a noble for centuries.