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| Subject: Marriage Rates in the UK |
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"Ich Will Alles (club version)" by Unheilig |
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Added Marriage Rates in the UK to my page on Marriage, new text reads:
Percent of Religious and Secular Marriages in the UK
The history of marriage rates suggests that secular marriages are showing strong growth, whereas other Christian weddings have been decreasing in number for over 150 years. This prehistory was changed in the period since the 1960s, when the decline of the religious institution in the UK went into full swing. “Between 1993 and 2003, the number of Jewish weddings in England and Wales slipped by 17%, while Anglican weddings fell by 37% and Catholic unions tumbled by 44%”8
| Total Marriages, UK |
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| 1971-1975: | 1,996,422 |
| 1976-1980: | 1,822,654 |
| 1981-1985: | 1,734,048 |
| 1986-1990: | 1,726,024 |
| 1991-1995: | 1,491,598 |
| 1996-2000: | 1,350,290 |
The rise in secular marriages from the teens in the 19th century, to 20-something percent in 1900-1930, was not met by a rise in divorces, as many Christians at the time bemoaned would happen. However, as we will see below, social changes have led to massive increases in divorce rates (above all, amongst Christians) since the late 1960s (ignoring the World War 2 aftermath). The overall marriage rate has decreased over the same period; indicating again that society has moved away from the traditional idea of what marriage is.
"Marriage: Modern Diversity" by Vexen Crabtree |
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