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God + Intact Family = Less Likely to Abort First Pregnancy

by Michael Leaser
July 15, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, the National Survey of Family Growth shows that women who worship at least weekly and grew up in intact married families are the least likely to abort their first baby.

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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader

by Michael Leaser
June 17, 2010

C.S. Lewis’s The Voyage of the Dawn Treader contains one of the most powerful and unique depictions of fallenness and grace in modern literature. It’s also a rousing adventure tale that leads its voyagers to the edge of the world and Aslan’s country. This morning, 20th Century Fox and Walden Media released the first trailer for their third installment of the Narnia film series. The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader opens in theaters December 10.

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God + Intact Family = Fewer Cohabitations

by Michael Leaser
June 8, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, the National Survey of Family Growth shows that women who grew up in married intact families and who now worship weekly are the least likely to have had two or more cohabitations in their lifetime.

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Homosexual Activity More Likely in Non-Intact Families Who Worship Infrequently

by Michael Leaser
May 25, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, the National Survey of Family Growth shows that women who did not grow up with their biological mother and father and who worship less than weekly are much more likely to engage in homosexual conduct as adults than are women who grew up in an intact family and who worship at least weekly.

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Married Mothers Who Worship Weekly Are the Most Likely to Have a Bachelor’s Degree

by Michael Leaser
April 15, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, mothers aged 35-44 in always-intact marriages who worship at least weekly are more likely to have earned a bachelor’s degree than mothers in all other family structure and worship combinations.

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God + Always-Intact Marriage = Fewer Lifetime Sexual Partners

by Michael Leaser
March 2, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, the National Survey of Family Growth shows that women in always-intact marriages who worship at least weekly are more likely to have had fewer lifetime sexual partners than those in other family structures who never worship.

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God + Always-Intact Marriage = Less Likely to Believe Most People Would Take Advantage of Others

by Michael Leaser
February 23, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, adults in always-intact marriages who attend religious services at least weekly are the least likely to believe that most people try to take advantage of others.

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Always-Intact Married Adults Less Likely to Believe People Would Take Advantage of Others

by Michael Leaser
February 16, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, always-intact married adults are less likely than married, previously divorced adults and unmarried adults to believe that most people would try to take advantage of others.

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Frequent Churchgoers Less Likely to Believe People Would Take Advantage of Others

by Michael Leaser
February 9, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, adults who never attend religious services are more likely to believe that most people would try to take advantage of others than those who worship at least weekly.

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God + Marriage = Less Alcohol Consumption

by Michael Leaser
February 2, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, adults in always-intact marriages who attend religious services at least weekly are the least likely to report that they sometimes drink too much alcohol.

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Married Adults Less Likely to Report Drinking Too Much Alcohol

by Michael Leaser
January 26, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, always-intact married adults are less likely than married, previously divorced adults and unmarried adults to report that they sometimes drink too much alcohol.

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To Save A Life

by Michael Leaser
January 22, 2010

For those who enjoy going to the movies but want a film that digs deeper into the soul than the pocketbook, the inspiring Christian film To Save a Life opens in theatres today.

High schooler Jake Taylor has it all—basketball stardom, perfect girlfriend, college scholarship, but an old friend’s suicide forces him to discover what he truly values and believes. The film also deals with abortion in a dramatic and touching way, a fitting reminder of what we are fighting for on the anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

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God + Marriage = Belief in the Importance of Being Married

by Michael Leaser
January 12, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, adults in always-intact marriages who attend religious services at least weekly are the most likely to report that being married is personally very important to them

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Married Adults Value the Importance of Being Married More than Unmarried Adults

by Michael Leaser
January 6, 2010

In the latest Mapping America, married adults are more likely than unmarried adults to report that being married is personally very important to them.

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Frequent Churchgoers Are More Likely to Believe in the Importance of Being Married

by Michael Leaser
December 15, 2009

In the latest Mapping America, adults who attend religious services at least weekly are more likely to report that being married is personally very important to them than those who worship less frequently.

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God + Married Adults = Greater Belief in the Importance of Having Children

by Michael Leaser
December 8, 2009

In the latest Mapping America, the General Social Survey shows that adults in always-intact marriages who attend religious services at least weekly are the most likely to believe in the importance of having their own children.

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Married Adults Believe More in the Importance of Having Children than Unmarried Adults

by Michael Leaser
December 1, 2009

In the latest Mapping America, the General Social Survey shows that married adults are more likely to believe in the importance of having their own children than unmarried adults.

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Frequent Churchgoers Believe in the Importance of Having Children

by Michael Leaser
November 24, 2009

In the latest Mapping America, the General Social Survey shows that adults who attend religious services at least weekly are more likely to believe in the importance of having their own children than those who worship less frequently.

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God + Marriage = Pride in One’s Work

by Michael Leaser
November 17, 2009

In the latest Mapping America, the General Social Surveys show that adults in always-intact marriages who also worship at least weekly are more likely than all other adults to be proud of the type of work they do.

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Married Adults Take Pride in Their Work

by Michael Leaser
November 10, 2009

In the latest Mapping America, the General Social Surveys show that married adults are more likely to be proud of the type of work they do, compared to single adults, whether divorced, separated, or never married.

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