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The wages of sin are death, but the wages for being married
are very high. According to authors Linda Waite and Maggie Gallagher
in their new book The Case for Marriage: Why Married People Are Happier,
Healthier, and Better Off Financially, financial success and happiness
are largely dependent on a couple's ability to create a committed family.
Their findings confirm things written in the Bible over 3,000 years ago,
namely, that honoring the state of marriage causes both men and women
to live longer, make more money and enjoy life more.
In fact, marriage is so beneficial to health it could become a public health
issue. The U.S. government is about to spend $100 million per year to encourage
lower-income people to marry simply because marriage is the best cure for
both ill health and poverty.
During the last 25 years many studies have produced irrefutable statistics about divorce, its effects on women and children, as well as society. What is clear is that people who marry, stay married and have children within marriage are less likely to live in poverty, which benefits themselves and the rest of the country as well. They are also more likely to provide their children a better education, income and social status, in addition to living longer, more productive lives.
A few of the many conclusions researchers have come to after studying thousands of cases:
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