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Unequally Yoked

Unequally Yoked. How do our Religious Beliefs Affect our Relationship Choices?. By: Leah Wood. BACKGROUND STUDIES.

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Unequally Yoked

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  1. Unequally Yoked How do our Religious Beliefs Affect our Relationship Choices? By: Leah Wood

  2. BACKGROUND STUDIES Wilcox and Wolfinger’s (UNC) research found that fidelity rates and corresponding success rates were found in religious organizations because of social connections, solid faith, expected traits from the religion and many others (Wilcox, 2008). Smith and Denton found in their nation-wide study that teens often become closer friends with those who share the same faith as they do (Smith, 2005).

  3. BACKGROUND STUDIES Although many religions are against it, divorce still happens Robinson, 2009

  4. PURPOSE To survey how the modern college student feels about religion affecting his or her relationship (Marriage, Dating, Friendship)

  5. HYPOTHESIS 1. Friendship will not be hindered by Religion 2. People will not want to date outside of their Religion 3. People will be opposed to marrying outside of their Religion

  6. My Survey Distributed to 100 college students Both KSU and other colleges 2 open-ended questions, 1 rating question, and 7 multiple choice

  7. QUESTION 1: Classification question- “Please identify your religious affiliation”

  8. QUESTION 1

  9. QUESTION 2-4: Question 4- Would you consider being friends with someone even if they had a different belief system? Question 3- Has a parent/guardian influenced your religious decisions? Question 2- How often do you participate in religious activities?

  10. QUESTION 2

  11. QUESTION 3

  12. QUESTION 4 100% said Yes!

  13. QUESTION 4 Participants said yes, but they set limitations to friendship- Some wanted to use the opportunity of this new friend to share their own religion and impact his or her life.

  14. QUESTION 5-6: 5- Would you date someone of another religion? 6- Rate the importance of each factor in a relationship

  15. QUESTION 5

  16. QUESTION 6 97.3% 75.6%

  17. QUESTION 7: 7- Has a person in authority ever told you to date someone of the same religion?

  18. QUESTION 7

  19. QUESTION 8-9: 8- Would you consider marrying someone of a different religion? 9- Do you think Religion is important in a marriage?

  20. QUESTION 8

  21. COMPARE DATING MARRIAGE More Religiously Open More Religiously Closed

  22. QUESTION 9 The majority of responses said that religion is important in a marriage. Some gave examples of mixed marriages Interestingly, 1/3 of my responses mentioned children

  23. QUESTION 10 10- Is religion a factor when considering sexual activity?

  24. QUESTION 10 72.22% 19.44% OTHER no yes MORALITY UNSURITY 8.33%

  25. SO… How does all of this relate to me?

  26. The creation of the self has a lot to do with the way you feel about your self, your life, AND your relationships. When it comes to marriage, many end in divorce. What if religious correlation aided the success of your relationship? Rev. Terrel of Washington has “observed shared beliefs as a source of marital unity” (St. George, 2010).

  27. Renowned motivational speaker and author, Paul Vitale, said, “What we do flows from who we are.” If we are of a certain faith, wouldn’t it make sense to follow our selves even in relationships?

  28. In Conclusion: 1. It is possible to Coexist religiously in a friendship 2. It is probable that people will date outside of their religion despite authority 3. It is not probable that marriage based in separate religions will be successful or wise.

  29. QUESTIONS? www.unequallyyoked.weebly.com

  30. References Harris, M. (2010, September 25). A marriage built on love alone is not so solid; Traditional values, shared social networks help keep couples together, researchers find. The Gazette,G.7. Retrieved October 5, 2010, from http://proxygsu- ken1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb/?did=210 7481001&Fmt=3&clientId=16627&RQT=309&VName=PQD Regnerus, M. D.(2007). Can Religion cause Behavior?. In Forbidden Fruit: Sex &Religion in the Lives of American Teenagers (pp.43-56). Oxford, NY: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS. Robinson, B. A. (2009). Divorce and remarriage: U.S. divorce rates for various faith groups, age groups, & geographic areas. Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Retrieved from http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_dira.htm Smith, C., & Denton, M. L. (2005). Mapping the Big Picture. In Soul searching: The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers (pp. 30-71). Oxford, NY: OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS St. George, D. (2010, August 12). Faith affects couples' happiness, study says; Black partners are more likely to attend services than whites, Hispanics. The Washington Post, p. B.1. Retrieved from http://www.washingtonpost.com/wpdyn/content/article/ 2010/08/11/AR2010081101961.html?hpid=sec-religion Waite L. J., & Lehrer E. L. (2003, June). The Benefits from Marriage and Religion in the United States: A Comparative Analysis. NIHPA Author Manuscripts. Retrieved from http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2614329/ Wolfinger, N., & Wilcox, W.. (2008). Happily Ever After? Religion, Marital Status, Gender and Relationship Quality in Urban Families. Social Forces,86(3), 1311- 1337.  Retrieved October 5, 2010, from http://proxygsu- ken1.galileo.usg.edu/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb/?did=210 7481001&Fmt=3&clientId=16627&RQT=309&VName=PQD All graphs from http://nces.ed.gov/nceskids/createagraph Survey results from surveymonkey.com Coexist picture- http://fc01.deviantart.net/fs20/f/2007/230/2/a/Coexist_by_Chima.png

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