We blogged a few weeks back about a Pew Research Center study indicating that kids are no longer a necessity of marriage as they once were. Following up on that same study, we'd like to highlight some of the religious findings. For example, a higher percentage of Catholics said children were important to a successful marriage. The study showed that 48 percent of Catholics--and 68 percent of Hispanic Catholics--felt that children were "very important" to marriage. In comparison, 38 percent of white evangelical Protestants agreed.

In the study, five questions were asked of their level of importance to marriage. They were: faithfulness, a happy sexual relationship, adequate income, shared religious beliefs, and children. The level of importance, according to the study was in that same order. To read the full article, click here.

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