Married Couples No Longer in Majority

[John81]

USA
Married Couples No Longer in Majority

Married couples have dropped below half of all U.S. households for the first time, the Census Bureau says, a milestone in the evolution of the American family toward less traditional forms.
What’s more, just a fifth of households were traditional families—married couples with children—down from about a quarter a decade ago and from 43 percent in 1950, as the iconic image of the American family continues to break apart.
In recent history, the marriage rate among Americans was at its highest in the 1950s, when the institution defined gender roles, family life and a person’s place in society. But as women moved into the workforce, cohabitation lost its taboo, and as society grew more secular, marriage lost some of its central authority.
Today, traditional patterns have been turned upside down. Women with college degrees are now more likely to marry than those with just high school diplomas, the reverse of several decades ago, said June Carbone, a law professor at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and co-author of “Red Families v. Blue Families.”
“Employment instability depresses marriage rates,” Carbone said. Explaining the reasoning, she said: “I can support myself and the kid, but not myself, the kid and him.”
W. Bradford Wilcox, the director of the National Marriage Project at the University of Virginia, argues that the retreat from marriage is bad for society because it means less security for children.
-The Kansas City Star, 29 May 2011, pg. A6

The Bible says, “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh” (Genesis 2:24). Marriage is God-ordained; thus, the tendency toward non-marriage on the one hand and desiring same-sex marriage on the other hand clearly casts the shadow of things to come, namely the decline of marriage.
Experts point to various reasons for this development. However, the real reason is often overlooked, namely Satan’s attempt to invalidate God’s principal laws for mankind. The Bible says of the Antichrist, “Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:4).
The most shocking news, however, is that divorce is more common within the evangelical camp, those who claim to believe in the Bible, than the rest of America.

Arno Froese

[Miss Linda]

Experts point to various reasons for this development. However, the real reason is often overlooked, namely Satan’s attempt to invalidate God’s principal laws for mankind. The Bible says of the Antichrist, “Who opposeth and exalteth himself above all that is called God, or that is worshipped; so that he as God sitteth in the temple of God, shewing himself that he is God” (2 Thessalonians 2:4).

This is the very heart of the matter. Every man does what is right in his own eyes. May God have mercy on our souls.

[JerryNumbers]

Let me ask a question? I have not thought this out, it just now popped into my head while reading what John posted along with an article I read last week that white people would soon be the minority.

Coming soon to America, the white race will be the minority, does that have anything to do with the moral decline of America?

[heartstrings]

Let me ask a question? I have not thought this out, it just now popped into my head while reading what John posted along with an article I read last week that white people would soon be the minority.

Coming soon to America, the white race will be the minority, does that have anything to do with the moral decline of America?

You tell us........
I would be more concerned with whether Christians were in the minority...which we are.

[John81]

Let me ask a question? I have not thought this out, it just now popped into my head while reading what John posted along with an article I read last week that white people would soon be the minority.

Coming soon to America, the white race will be the minority, does that have anything to do with the moral decline of America?

In a round about way, yes. The non-whites pouring into America, and many already here, tend to be Catholic (not traditional, more liberal) or of the liberal "Christian" variety.

Another factor is that many of those flooding Amreica today come from countries where corruption is a way of life and seen as acceptable. They bring this here with them, along with their false relgions.

Of course the once rather stable "white protestant" base that used to help hold America up has mostly turned away from sound Christianity, which in part explains why America is being flooded by outsiders and false religionists.

The answer, as always, is salvation in Christ and obeying the Word of God. Thus far, America seems unwilling to repent and turn to Christ so we can expect the decline to continue with the eventual results being similar to those ancient Israel faced for the same sin.

[JerryNumbers]

You tell us........
I would be more concerned with whether Christians were in the minority...which we are.

If you have really read many of my post you would know that I have brought up the fact that Christians are the minority, yet I must say, it seems that many Christians believe we are the majority. Even some that have posted in this forum.

I might add, if you counted every member of every church in America as a Christian, there might be a majority, I have no idea how many Americas are members of a church.

As for the answer, I believe John a a real good one.

Of course God has informed us this world would go deeper in sin as time goes on. Looking back it seems this country, for a short time anyway, was getting a bit more Christ like, but of course that tide had changed, and we are rapidly going against God's every word as a nation and sin is spreading fast throughout America.

[John81]

If you have really read many of my post you would know that I have brought up the fact that Christians are the minority, yet I must say, it seems that many Christians believe we are the majority. Even some that have posted in this forum.

I might add, if you counted every member of every church in America as a Christian, there might be a majority, I have no idea how many Americas are members of a church.

As for the answer, I believe John a a real good one.

Of course God has informed us this world would go deeper in sin as time goes on. Looking back it seems this country, for a short time anyway, was getting a bit more Christ like, but of course that tide had changed, and we are rapidly going against God's every word as a nation and sin is spreading fast throughout America.

One of the problems with those stats which proclaim to tell how many Christians are in a country or in the world is that they include many non-Christians, including Catholics, Orthodox and various worldly protestant churches.

True Christians make up a small in America and the world, it's only by counting all the false "Christian" religions and the worldly ones that they come up with the idea there are so many millions of Christians in America and over a billion in the world.

[no name joe]

Where is all the racism coming from? First in another thread, now in this thread, claiming that morality decline as to do with people who are not white coming into this country. Unbelievable.

The Bible teaches us to love one another. Is this really the type of attitude and love that you believe Jesus wants you to have? Is this the kind of attitude Jesus had towards Samaritans, who were considered physically and morally inferior?

There is much anger and hatred coming through recently on this board, directed at people who do not happen to have the same skin color as you do or that may have a different ethnic background.

I think I am going to check out. Such attitudes are not helpful or productive, and I have no time for it.

[Pastor Matt]

Let me ask a question? I have not thought this out, it just now popped into my head while reading what John posted along with an article I read last week that white people would soon be the minority.

Coming soon to America, the white race will be the minority, does that have anything to do with the moral decline of America?

It has absolutely nothing to do with the moral decline of America. The moral decline of our country is to be blamed on one race only, the human race. If you want to blame the moral decline on anyone, blame it on us Christians not following God's Word.

[HappyChristian]

I agree with heartstrings and BroMatt - it isn't the fact that Caucasians are close to becoming a minority that leads to moral decline. It is the fact that Christianity is declining...and it isn't because of the color of skin of folks who are coming to this country.

There is truth in the idea that many people who are moving here (whether legally or not) are Catholic, but that doesn't contribute to the moral decline (many Catholics are more moral than other religious beliefs). And just to give a bit of historic punch to this, let's remember that the Irish moved here in droves years ago (at last count, 1 in 4 Americans have Irish roots somewhere in their lineage). They were as white as I am, or any other white person reading this....and they brought Catholicism with them, along with their white skin.

If a people turn to God, moral decline will stop - regardless of the color of their skin. It does appear that accusations of moral decline are accompanying statements of skin color. I think care needs to be taken not to continue in that vein. Capice?

[JerryNumbers]

One of the problems with those stats which proclaim to tell how many Christians are in a country or in the world is that they include many non-Christians, including Catholics, Orthodox and various worldly protestant churches.

True Christians make up a small in America and the world, it's only by counting all the false "Christian" religions and the worldly ones that they come up with the idea there are so many millions of Christians in America and over a billion in the world.

That is what I said, only I did not mention the names of them.

[JerryNumbers]

I agree with heartstrings and BroMatt - it isn't the fact that Caucasians are close to becoming a minority that leads to moral decline. It is the fact that Christianity is declining...and it isn't because of the color of skin of folks who are coming to this country.

There is truth in the idea that many people who are moving here (whether legally or not) are Catholic, but that doesn't contribute to the moral decline (many Catholics are more moral than other religious beliefs). And just to give a bit of historic punch to this, let's remember that the Irish moved here in droves years ago (at last count, 1 in 4 Americans have Irish roots somewhere in their lineage). They were as white as I am, or any other white person reading this....and they brought Catholicism with them, along with their white skin.

If a people turn to God, moral decline will stop - regardless of the color of their skin. It does appear that accusations of moral decline are accompanying statements of skin color. I think care needs to be taken not to continue in that vein. Capice?

Take a look at who and what the white Christians are taking up with, and like Israel, its drawing them away from God. We hate separation, we refuse to obey 2 Corinthians 2:6, and refuse to be a separate peculiar people. Our claim is, we must eat, make a living in order to have worldly stuff, therefore we are exactly as the infidels, and let them pull us into sin, draw our hearts away from God, if not us, our children.

And in speaking of separation I am not speaking separating from different races of humans, I am speaking of separating from infidels.

[heartstrings]

I think pride and hipocrisy contribute more to moral decline. What would happen if, instead of looking down our noses at "them", we became broken hearted over "them".

[HappyChristian]

Take a look at who and what the white Christians are taking up with, and like Israel, its drawing them away from God. We hate separation, we refuse to obey 2 Corinthians 2:6, and refuse to be a separate peculiar people. Our claim is, we must eat, make a living in order to have worldly stuff, therefore we are exactly as the infidels, and let them pull us into sin, draw our hearts away from God, if not us, our children.

And in speaking of separation I am not speaking separating from different races of humans, I am speaking of separating from infidels.

You might not have been speaking of different races, Jerry8, but you specified this in a post:

Coming soon to America, the white race will be the minority, does that have anything to do with the moral decline of America?

That's race, not religion.

Christians aren't only white. We have a large number of Christians of color in our church and college, as well as asian.

I agree that many Christians are allowing their hearts to be turned from God - but it isn't their color which determines that - it is their surrender. And you are right, many do allow things to pull them into sin.

heartstrings, you bring up such a good point. I've been bothered by the idea (not by anyone here, just in fundamentalism in general) that, when someone does allow themselves to be pulled into sin, many Christians are so quick to ostracize them. I know the Bible teaches that we are to avoid people at certain points, but it also teaches that those who are spiritual are to restore those who've fallen into sin...

It's a fine line. Does anyone know when that line isn't supposed to be crossed?

[John81]

The question put forth was valid. We must remember that until about 40 years ago America was 90% white. It was the "white protestant base" that kept America morally grounded to the extent she was.

In looking at this fact we must also take note that the moral decline began when America was still 90% white. White American protestants (consider Baptists included in this for the sake of simplicity) took a liberal turn in the 19th century which greatly accelerated in the 20th century. The vast majority that turned against Christianity or turned Christianity into a liberal, more humanist version, came from that white protestant base. The "Greatest Generation" may have made it through some tough times at home and a World War, but they failed to raise their children for Christ. Many got a taste of the world and clung to it and then raised their children more in accord with materialism and the world than the Bible.

(NOTE: in the above I'm speaking of the major trend, that's not to declare that some Christians were not holding to the faith; there is always a remnant and many of them were sounding warnings in both the 19th and 20th century)

Add to this mix 20 or more million Mexicans who don't want to be Americans, who hold to a liberal form of Catholicism, plus millions of others from around the world who want what they can get from America but don't want to be American, and who also are not Christian, and that has just added more fuel to the fire of decline.

So, one might rightly say that white American protestants, by turning from their roots in the Bible, are responsible for allowing things to go the way they did.