Discovering Infidelities and Religion Worldwide;
Discovering Infidelities and Religion Worldwide; Interesting to see how different world religions actually deal with infidelity or adultery and subsequent surviving infidelity.
‘A substantial 39 percent of Americans agree “my religious beliefs factor into my sexual behavior,” while at the other extreme, a very meager 3 percent of French respondents agree and an overwhelming 91 percent disagree. No other nation surveyed comes close to the United States in terms of allowing religion into the bedroom, the nearest being the U.K., with 16 percent in agreement. In Germany, just 6 percent agree.
15 percent of Chinese agree that religion factors into their sexual behavior. The Chinese result probably reflects the fact that religion in Asia tends not to carry with it the “whiff of piety” it has in the West.’
Source: Integrative Spirituality
‘The relationship between religious involvement and a wide range of family outcomes, the relationship between religion and extramarital sexual behavior remains understudied. Research need to investigate how religious affiliation, participation, and biblical beliefs explain differences in self-reported marital infidelity. Both church attendance and biblical beliefs are associated with lower odds of self-reported infidelity. Additionally, the authors find substantial denominational variations in the odds of marital infidelity, particularly among those who strongly affiliate with their religious group.’
Source: Sage Journals Online
The word “infidelity” originally meant a “want of faith, unbelief in religion” (from the Latin infidelitas). It was not until the 16th century that it took on its more modern meaning of “unfaithfulness to a person”. …
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