Blaze@discuss.tchncs.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agoPercent of births outside marriage in Europe.landgeistdotcom.files.wordpress.comimagemessage-square68linkfedilinkarrow-up1235arrow-down18file-text
arrow-up1227arrow-down1imagePercent of births outside marriage in Europe.landgeistdotcom.files.wordpress.comBlaze@discuss.tchncs.de to Europe@feddit.deEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square68linkfedilinkfile-text
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/3197004 Source: https://landgeist.com/2023/08/12/births-outside-of-marriage-in-europe/.
minus-squarekoper@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up29arrow-down4·2 years agoThe short answer is religion.
minus-squarebarsoap@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up28arrow-down2·2 years agoMarriage 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)
minus-squareLufyCZ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·2 years agoWhat about the whole Christian no-sex-before-marriage? Has to contribute at least something
minus-squarerich@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·2 years agoIn Germany? Have you ever been to berlin at night?
minus-squaregarden_boi@feddit.delinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAt least for Germany I really doubt it.
minus-squareUltraMagnus0001@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·2 years agoreligion and taxes… 2 of the same to get your money for the rich
The short answer is religion.
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)
What about the whole Christian no-sex-before-marriage? Has to contribute at least something
Maybe among the 0.0001% devout.
In Germany? Have you ever been to berlin at night?
At least for Germany I really doubt it.
and Taxes
religion and taxes… 2 of the same to get your money for the rich