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Percent of births outside marriage in Europe. (landgeistdotcom.files.wordpress.com)
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[-] koper@feddit.nl 25 points 1 year ago

The short answer is religion.

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 26 points 1 year ago

Marriage is a civil institution in Germany. A church marrying you has exactly as much legal power as a random citizen doing it: None. You get married at the civil registry office, by a bureaucrat (but yes they're amenable to some mild ceremony)

[-] LufyCZ@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

What about the whole Christian no-sex-before-marriage? Has to contribute at least something

[-] barsoap@lemm.ee 11 points 1 year ago

Maybe among the 0.0001% devout.

[-] garden_boi@feddit.de 2 points 1 year ago

At least for Germany I really doubt it.

[-] silvercove@lemdro.id 14 points 1 year ago
[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

religion and taxes... 2 of the same to get your money for the rich

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