In a new study titled "Red States, Blue States, and Divorce: Understanding the Impact of Conservative Protestantism on Regional Variation in Divorce Rates," which will be published later this month in the American Journal of Sociology, demographer and University of Austin professor Jennifer Glass set out to discover why divorce rates would be higher in religious states like Arkansas and Alabama—which boast the second and third highest divorce rates, respectively—but lower in more liberal states like New Jersey and Massachusetts. It was previously thought that socio-economic hardships in the South were largely to blame for high divorce rates, however Glass and her fellow researchers concluded that the conservative religious culture is in fact a major contributing factor thanks to "the social institutions they create" that "decrease marital stability.
It was previously thought that socio-economic hardships in the South were largely to blame for high divorce rates, however Glass and her fellow researchers concluded that the conservative religious culture is in fact a major contributing factor thanks to "the social institutions they create" that "decrease marital stability.
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“Charlie Crist had promised my dad multiple times that he was going to stay neutral,” he says. “He talked to many people on our campaign and he promised them all he was going to stay neutral. And now he has announced he is going to endorse John McCain. Now it's two days before the election. This is a big deal. It’s a tight race, and it’s probably enough to tip it in McCain’s favor.” [...] “Dem or Republican, I’ll do whatever I can to bury that iguana,” said Will Ritter, a former Romney aide and GOP consultant. “For as long as I live. For free.”
“Dem or Republican, I’ll do whatever I can to bury that iguana,” said Will Ritter, a former Romney aide and GOP consultant. “For as long as I live. For free.”
It’s easy to imagine members of the Super Bowl Planning Committee staring out the window today and asking themselves the question “What if?” What if a snowstorm didn’t show up on forecasters’ radar until just a few days before it hit? What if it dropped more than a foot of snow on East Rutherford at the worst possible time? What if it was coupled by wind chills of minus 15 and blizzard-like conditions, exposing players and spectators to potentially dangerous conditions for hours?
What if a snowstorm didn’t show up on forecasters’ radar until just a few days before it hit? What if it dropped more than a foot of snow on East Rutherford at the worst possible time? What if it was coupled by wind chills of minus 15 and blizzard-like conditions, exposing players and spectators to potentially dangerous conditions for hours?
According to recently released study from North Carolina, in recent years there have been no less than 45 self-reported sexless pregnancies in the US alone. Virgin births—evidently not as unusual as you’d think.