Reply #30: some statistics for you [View All]

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Liberal bastion Massachusetts has lowest divorce rate in the nation; followed by mainly blue states… red states have the highest rates:

http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2004/10/31/walking_the_walk_on_family_values/

http://0-www.cdc.gov.mill1.sjlibrary.org/nchs/data/nvss/divorce90_04.pdf

Addtionally – atheists have a lower divorce rate than any religious group, while conservative & born again Christians have the highest rate:

http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm

Legalization of abortion has led to a decline in illegitimate births:
http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0039-3665(197311)4%3A11%3C281%3ATEOLAO%3E2.0.CO%3B2-Z

Out-of-wedlock birth rates highest in red states as well:
http://www.state.ok.us/osfdocs/budget/table25.pdf