• Blamemeta@lemmy.world
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      More like most school shooters have single parents. Having both parents is incredibly important to a childs mental health. And being married facilitates that.

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      Because a child needs a stable relationship between their parents in order to have a decent childhood. From a non-religious standpoint marriage is just another step in ensuring that the parents are ready to stay together for the remainder of the child’s childhood and hopefully life.

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        Two people must come before their priest and/or government and announce they like each other alot or else they’ll be bad parents. Really?

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        Divorce rates disagree with you

        Many people accept it as fact that half of all marriages end in divorce, but as mentioned above, this applies only to first marriages. Those who wed multiple times face a far higher rate of divorce. In fact, 67% of second marriages end, and 73% of third marriages are dissolved

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