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The Defense of Christian Marriage

Join the American Association of Christian Counselors in Orlando, Florida on April 13th, 2012 to learn about the importance of thriving parent-marriage/child relationships and the impact of non-thriving relationships. Explore data on divorce rates, rejection/ambivalence ratios, abortion rates, and economic consequences. Gain insights on the significance of family structure and the role of faith in building strong marriages.

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The Defense of Christian Marriage

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  1. The Defense of Christian Marriage American Association of Christian CounselorsOrlando, FloridaApril 13, 2012

  2. OVERVIEW

  3. The Thriving Parent Marriage / Child Relationship

  4. The Non-Thriving Marriage / Child Relationship

  5. Annual Rejection Ratio: For Every 100 Children Born Sources: CDC/ NCHS report series 100.0 90.0 Index of ~ 80.0 70.0 60.0 Divorce 50.0 40.0 30.0 20.0 10.0 OWB 0.0 1950 1955 1960 1965 1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 1998 2000

  6. “Rejection/Ambivalence Ratio” for Every 100 Children Born 70 Children Aborted Children of Divorce 60 Children born out of Wedlock 50 40 30 20 10 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 Source: National Center for Health Statistics data and Alan Guttmacher Institute data

  7. International Rejection Ratio 100 90 U S 80 A 70 60 50 40 30 20 10 0 China Japan Taiwan France Croatia Finland Canada Georgia Sweden Uruguay Slovakia Jamaica Slovenia Portugal Denmark Lithuania Macedonia El Salvador Switzerland Netherlands New Zealand United States Czech Republic New Calcedonia Serbia and Montenegro

  8. Number of Non-Marital Sexual Partners Versus Percent in an Intact Marriage Source NSFG 1995

  9. The More Sexual Partners the More Likely to Abort Source NSFG 1995 60 52 50 43 39 40 34 31 Percent who have abortions later 30 25 19 18 20 12 8 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21+ NUMBER OF NON MARITAL SEXUAL PARTNERS IN LIFETIME

  10. Non-Marital Sexual Partners and Out-of-Wedlock Births Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995 60% 55.21% 49.99% 49.89% 49.45% 47.55% 50% 44.02% 42.66% 40.02% 40% 32.89% Percent of Sexually Active Women Aged 15-44 with Children 30% 20% 16.29% 10% 1.71% 0% Virgin at Had Pre- 1 2 3 4 5 6-10. 11-15. 16-20 21+ Time of Marital Sex First with First Marriage Husband Number of Lifetime Voluntary Non-Marital Sexual Partners

  11. Non-Marital Sexual Partners And Single Motherhood Source: CDC, National Center for Health Statistics, National Survey of Family Growth, 1995 60% 56.98% 53.07% 50.30% 48.13% 50% 47.03% 44.16% 38.81% 40% 36.48% 30.21% Percent of Sexually Active women Aged 15-44 with Children 30% 20% 10% 7.09% 0% 0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10. 11-15. 16-20 21+ Number of Lifetime Non-Marital Sexual Partners

  12. Virginity By Family Structure Source Add Health, 1996

  13. Father Rated Warm and Loving Source: National Longitudinal Survey of Adolescent Health Wave 2, 1996

  14. Female Homosexuality

  15. OWB

  16. % FAMILY STRUCTURE DISTRIBUTION AT FIRST BIRTH (women 15-44) : United States, 2002 (NSFG) Female respondent file or pregnancy file

  17. MARRIAGE

  18. Percentage of men 22-44 years of age who have ever cohabited or are currently cohabiting, by education: United States, 2002 Male file

  19. Probability of first marriage for men and women 15-44 years of age, by age : United States, 2002 Female respondent & male files

  20. DIVORCE

  21. ABORTION

  22. The More Sexual Partners the More Likely to Abort Source NSFG 1995 60 52 50 43 39 40 34 31 Percent who have abortions later 30 25 19 18 20 12 8 10 0 0 1 2 3 4 5 6-10 11-15 16-20 21+ NUMBER OF NON MARITAL SEXUAL PARTNERS IN LIFETIME

  23. ECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES

  24. Children in Poverty, 2000 80 67 70 60 50 Percent In Poverty 41 39 40 31 30 20 13 12 10 0 FIRST MARRIAGE SECOND(+) MARRIAGE DIVORCED COHABITATION SEPARATED NEVER MARRIED

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