Some recent statistics...
* Broken marriages lead to poverty & high 'social welfare' costs in the U.S.
-> Poverty rates for 'single parents' in 2008 exceeded 36%
-> Poverty rates for married couples with children in 2008 was under 7%
-> Around 75% of "means-tested welfare for low-income families with children" went to 'single parent families'
Source: Zenit
Related: Divorce (Topic Page)
* High rates of fornication in the U.S.
-> Out of wedlock births in 2008 exceeded 40%
-> Out of wedlock births in 2008 by race: White/Non-Hispanic-28.6%; Hispanic-52.5%; Blacks-72.3%
Source: Zenit
Related: Fornication Reflections
* Homosexuals & HIV
-> CDC study finds that in 21 metropolitan areas in the U.S., 1 in 5 practicing homosexual men test positive for HIV
-> About half of those infected were "unaware" they carried the virus which causes AIDS
Source: LifeSiteNews
Related: Homosexuality (Topic Page)
* Religious Ignorance
A new poll indicates that many Americans are ignorant of basic tenants of their faith. For example...
-> Nearly half (45%) of Catholics polled were unaware of transubstantiation & the Real Presence - essential teachings of the Catholic Church [Reminder: "For anyone who eats and drinks without discerning the body, eats and drinks judgment on himself." (St. Paul, 1 Cor. 11:29)]
-> Some 29% can't name the place of Jesus' birth (Bethlehem)
-> Close to 40% couldn't name the first book of the bible (Genesis)
Reportedly, atheists and agnostics performed best on the questions, whereas Catholics did poorly
Sources: Various
Related: Catholic Basics
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