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I'd have to seriously disagree with you preciousjeni on the statement that bible does not provide a blueprint for marriage because it does, although it comes in direct conflict with today's culture and generational thought process. The bible does tell us the qualities we should look for in a mate, how a marriage should function, its structure and a whole host of things. IMO, the problem is that many people (inclduing those that call themselves Christian) want to pick and choose what parts to follow and what to omit.
Even if in the US, we saw co-habitation as "kosher", I seriously don't think it would matter. If a man wants to leave, he'll leave. If he has no intention of staying with a woman even if she has his child, that fact that co-habitation is ok won't sway him.
Like you stated, the rate of out of wedlock kids comes from a lack of internal emotions (ex. knowledge, self esteem, role model, etc.). We need to seriously address why this "lack" exist and what happened within these last 30 years to cause us to reap this type of outcome.
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