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Subject: [tips] Marriage as a cure for domestic violence
From the Christian Science Monitor for August 23, "Debate grows on out-of-
wedlock laws"
http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0823/p03s02-ussc.html
Taking a page from Jim Guinee's book:
"Christian activists say the state laws [forbidding cohabitation without
marriage] are worth fighting for, but acknowledge that cohabitation is
"part of the life we live now," says Brian Fahling, senior trial attorney
at the American Family Association's Center for Law & Policy in Tupelo,
Miss. One reason: Unwed couples are more than three times as likely as
married couples to report incidents of domestic violence, reports the
National Survey of Families and Households.
"Our forefathers were wise, and such laws as the cohabitation law here in
North Carolina are really important for holding up moral standards," says
the Rev. Mark Creech, director of the Christian Action League.
"Cohabitation simply imitates marriage, but without actually creating the
internal, the emotional, the moral and the legal structure that protects
couples."
Send me something.
Stephen
Here is something:
I would be interested in knowing,if unmarried couples are more likely to
quit that relationship (after periods of abuse) than the married couples.
I am assuming that "shacking up" is a liberal decision and liberals are more
likely to feel free to let go of a relationship.I read somewhere that the
high rate of divorce in Scandinavia should not be blamed on co-habitating
factors,but could also be viewed from the point of view that couples who are
liberals
are also liberal to abandon the relationship.
Michael Sylvester,PhD
Daytona Beach,Florida
sw
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