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== Teachings of Jesus Christ and the New Testament on marital love ==
 
== Teachings of Jesus Christ and the New Testament on marital love ==
[[File:Fra Angelico Lamentacion por la muerte de Cristo.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Jesus Christ]] and his apostles taught a gospel of love.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles ((Adamopoulo)</ref>  The [[New Testament]] teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church.]]
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[[File:Fra Angelico Lamentacion por la muerte de Cristo.jpg|thumbnail|right|300px|[[Jesus Christ]] and his apostles taught a gospel of love.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles ((Adamopoulo)</ref>  For example, the [[New Testament]] teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).]]
[[Jesus Christ]] and his apostles taught a gospel of love.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles ((Adamopoulo)</ref>  The [[New Testament]] teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church.  
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[[Jesus Christ]] and his apostles taught a gospel of love.<ref>[http://www.orthodoxresearchinstitute.org/articles/church_history/themistocles_triumph_love.htm ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love''] by Monk Themistocles ((Adamopoulo)</ref>  For example, the [[New Testament]] teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).  
  
 
In his article ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love'', Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo) wrote:
 
In his article ''The Triumph of the Gospel of Love'', Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo) wrote:

Revision as of 11:31, October 15, 2014

Research suggests that irreligiousity is a causal factor for domestic violence.[1]

The abstract for the 2007 article in the journal Violence Against Women entitled Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence indicated:

The authors explored the relationship between religious involvement and intimate partner violence by analyzing data from the first wave of the National Survey of Families and Households. They found that: (a) religious involvement is correlated with reduced levels of domestic violence; (b) levels of domestic violence vary by race/ethnicity; (c) the effects of religious involvement on domestic violence vary by race/ethnicity; and (d) religious involvement, specifically church attendance, protects against domestic violence, and this protective effect is stronger for African American men and women and for Hispanic men, groups that, for a variety of reasons, experience elevated risk for this type of violence.[2]

Also, a quote from the journal article Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence:

Another line of thought suggests that religious people may be less likely to perpe- trate domestic violence (Fergusson, Horwood, Kershaw, & Shannon, 1986). A 1999 study of U.S. couples found that both men and women who attend religious services regularly are less likely to commit acts of domestic violence than those who attend rarely or not at all (Ellison et al., 1999). A follow-up study identified three pathways through which religious involvement may operate; namely, increasing levels of social integration and social support, reducing the likelihood of alcohol or substance abuse, and decreasing the risk of psychological problems (Ellison & Anderson, 2001). However, even after considering such indirect effects of religion through the use of sta- tistical controls, that study found that regular religious involvement still had a protec- tive effect against the perpetration of domestic violence by both men and women (Ellison & Anderson, 2001). In addition, that study showed that evidence of such pro- tective religious effects persisted regardless of whether domestic violence was measured using data from self reports or partner reports, which makes it difficult to attribute these observed religious effects to simple social desirability or other response bias.[3]

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Atheism and various risk factors for domestic violence

Atheists and agnostics are more likely to see illegal drug use as morally acceptable.[4]

The Barna Group found that atheists and agnostics in America were more likely, than theists in America, to look upon the following behaviors as morally acceptable: illegal drug use; excessive drinking; sexual relationships outside of marriage; abortion; cohabitating with someone of opposite sex outside of marriage; obscene language; gambling; pornography and obscene sexual behavior; and engaging in homosexuality/bisexuality.[5] Given the many diseases associated with homosexuality, the biblical prohibition against homosexuality is quite arguably one of the many examples where the Bible exhibited knowledge that was ahead of its time.

A higher rate of domestic violence exists among cohabiting couples as compared with married couples[6] Atheists have lower marriage rates than theists (see: Atheism and marriage).

According to the World Health Organization, "Interpersonal violence and illicit drug use are major public health challenges that are strongly linked."[7]

See also: Atheism and alcoholism

Religion and self-control studies

In the journal article Religion, self-regulation, and self-control: Associations, explanations, and implications, psychologists McCullough and Willoughby theorize that many of the positive links of religiousness with health and social behavior may be caused by religion's beneficial influences on self-control/self-regulation.[8][9] Furthermore, a 2012 Queen's University study published in Psychological Science found that religion replenishes self-control.[10][11] Also, numerous studies indicate that those who engage in regular spiritual practices have lower mortality rates.[12] [13] See also: Atheism and hedonism

Alcoholism was a serious social problem in the former atheistic Soviet Union.[14] Between 1940 and 1980, this atheist state had the largest increase of the amount of alcohol usage in the developed world.[15]

Atheism and anger

See: Atheism and anger

Atheism and emotional intelligence

See: Atheism and emotional intelligence

Atheism and social intelligence

See: Atheism and social intelligence

Atheism and arrogance

See: Atheism and arrogance

Secular Europe and domestic violence

See also: Secular Europe and domestic violence

Sweden is one of the most atheistic countries in the world.[16] In Sweden, 81 percent of women said they had been harassed at some point after the age of 15 - compared to the EU average of 55 percent.[17]

In March of 2014, the Swedish news website The Local published an article entitled Sweden stands out in domestic violence study which declared:

A new EU review of violence against women has revealed that one in three European women has been assaulted, and one in twenty has been raped, with the Scandinavian countries at the top of the league tables.

In the Scandinavian countries, in contrast, around half of the women reported physical or sexual violence, which researchers at the European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights said could have several explanations...

In Sweden, 81 percent of women said they had been harassed at some point after the age of 15 - compared to the EU average of 55 percent. After Sweden, which had the highest rate, Denmark, France, the Netherland and Finland all saw rates above 70 percent. The EU member state with the lowest rate - 24 percent - was Bulgaria.[18]

Sweden is one of the most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reported that in 2005 46 - 85% of Swedes were agnostics/atheists/non-believers in God.[19] Sweden also has the 3rd highest rate of belief in evolution as far as Western World nations.[20]

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Denmark has the highest rate of belief in evolution in the Western World.[21] In addition, in 2005 Denmark was ranked the third most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reported that in 2005 43 - 80% of Danes are agnostics/atheists/non-believers in God.[22]

Finland was ranked the 7th most atheistic country in the world in 2005.[23] Finland has the 17th highest rate of belief in evolution in the Western World.[24]

France was ranked the 8th most atheistic country in the world in 2005.[25] France has the 4th highest rate of belief in evolution in the Western World.[26]

In 2005, the Netherlands was ranked the 13th most atheistic country in the world and the website adherents.com reports that in 2005 39 - 44%% of the Dutch were agnostics/atheists/non-believers in God.[27] The Netherlands also has the 11th highest rate of belief in evolution as far as Western World nations.[28]

Atheist John Lennon and accusations of domestic abuse

A September 9, 2012 article at Atlantic Wire wrote about the noted atheist John Lennon:

But people have mostly forgotten that Lennon was also physically abusive towards women. "I used to be cruel to my woman," he said, citing the lyrics to "Getting Better" in a Playboy interview near the end of his life. "Physically—any woman. I was a hitter. I couldn't express myself and I hit. I fought men and I hit women." In his biography The Lives of John Lennon, Albert Goldman also maintains that Lennon was guilty of spousal abuse.[29]

Atheism, homosexuality and domestic violence

See also: Atheism and homosexuality and Homosexual couples and domestic violence and Homosexuality and murders

As noted above, atheists and agnostics are more likely to find homosexuality as morally acceptable.[30]

The conservative journalist Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth wrote: "Anyone who has researched the subject of homosexuality knows that many of the most staunch advocates of homosexuality are those who hold a decidedly secular outlook."[31]

At the same time, atheistic communist regimes in history historically have often taken a negative view of homosexuality and within Western World atheism, there is a segment of that atheist population which takes a negative view of homosexuality. See: Atheist actions against homosexuals.

Homosexual Murders and Brutality

The eminent pathologists Bernard Knight and Pekka Saukko declared that it is a fact that some of the most violent homicides seen by pathologists are among male homosexuals.[32]

See also: Homosexuality and murders

According to the New York Times, Dr. William Eckert was a world-renowned authority in the field of pathology and he worked on major murder cases including the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy and the Charles Manson murders.[33] Dr. Eckert founded the American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology.[33] [34] According to Time magazine, Dr. Eckert was a pioneer who encouraged collaborative effort between law-enforcement and forensics teams.[34]

Dr. Eckert wrote regarding homosexual murders:

Equally high is the number of homicides, many probably related to transient attachments, which often lead to suspicion, jealousy, and murder. When murder does occur it is exceptionally brutal with an overkill appearance... Overkill, as it is seen in homosexual and lesbian murders, is certainly a form of sadistic crime. In these instances multiple stabbing and other brutal injuries...are common findings...[35]

Homosexual couples and domestic violence

See also: Homosexual couples and domestic violence

Studies indicate that homosexual couples have higher rates of domestic violence (see: Homosexual couples and domestic violence).

See also: Homosexuality and promiscuity and Homosexuality and Illegal Drug Use

Teachings of Jesus Christ and the New Testament on marital love

Jesus Christ and his apostles taught a gospel of love.[36] For example, the New Testament teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).

Jesus Christ and his apostles taught a gospel of love.[37] For example, the New Testament teaches that a husband is to love his wife as Christ loved the church (Ephesians 5:25).

In his article The Triumph of the Gospel of Love, Monk Themistocles (Adamopoulo) wrote:

It is generally agreed by scholars and saints that the teaching of "love" and charity represent one of the essential dimensions of the Gospel of Jesus and the Gospel of Paul. Accordingly, from the extant words and parables of Jesus many concern themselves with the message of love. For example on the Sunday of Meat Fare, from the Gospel of Matthew, we hear Jesus identifying Himself and in solidarity with the destitute, the suffering, the rejected and the oppressed, calling for and rewarding altruistic philanthropy:

"... I was hungry and you fed me, when I was thirsty you gave me drink, when I was a stranger you took me in, when naked you clothed me, when I was ill you came to my help, when in prison you visited me ... I tell you this anything you did for one of my brothers here, however humble, you did it for me." (Matt 25:35-36, 40)...

Christians undertook a great deal of almsgiving to the poor not only to fellow believers but to pagans as well. So amazed was the anti-Christian pagan emperor Julian the Apostate (361-363 AD), with the sheer benevolence and excellence of Christian philanthropy that he was forced to admit in wonder their superiority over paganism in matters of charity:

"These godless Galileans (ie. Christians) feed not only their own poor but ours: our poor lack our care" (Ep. Sozom. 5:16).[38]

On the other hand, atheists give significantly less to charity than theists in the United States - even when church giving is not counted (see: Atheism and uncharitablness).

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References

  1. doi: 10.1177/1077801207308259 ]Violence Against Women, Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence,] November 2007 vol. 13 no. 11 1094-1112
  2. doi: 10.1177/1077801207308259 ]Violence Against Women, Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence,] November 2007 vol. 13 no. 11 1094-1112
  3. doi: 10.1177/1077801207308259 ]Violence Against Women, Race/Ethnicity, Religious Involvement, and Domestic Violence,] November 2007 vol. 13 no. 11 1094-1112
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  6. Demography. 2006 Feb;43(1):127-40. Why are cohabiting relationships more violent than marriages?. Kenney CT1, McLanahan SS.
  7. Interpersonal violence and illicit drug use - World Health Organization
  8. Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
  9. Religion, Self-Regulation, and Self-Control: Associations, Explanations, and Implications
  10. Religion Replenishes Self-Control, Psychological Science, June 2012 vol. 23 no. 6 635-642, Kevin Rounding, Albert Lee, Jill A. Jacobson and Li-Jun Ji at Queen’s University
  11. Study finds religion helps us gain self-control
  12. Religious involvement and mortality: a meta-analytic review. McCullough ME, Hoyt WT, Larson DB, Koenig HG, Thoresen C., Health Psychol. 2000 May;19(3):211-22.
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  15. Alcoholism in the Soviet Union
  16. Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
  17. Sweden stands out in domestic violence study Published: 05 Mar 2014 08:3
  18. Sweden stands out in domestic violence study Published: 05 Mar 2014 08:3
  19. Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
  20. Photo: Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds
  21. Photo: Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds
  22. Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
  23. Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
  24. Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
  25. Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
  26. Photo: Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds
  27. Top 50 Countries With Highest Proportion of Atheists / Agnostics(Zuckerman, 2005)
  28. Photo: Evolution Less Accepted in U.S. Than Other Western Countries, Study Finds
  29. John Lennon and Chris Brown Have Something in Common
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  31. Atheism and homosexuality
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  37. The Triumph of the Gospel of Love by Monk Themistocles ((Adamopoulo)
  38. The Triumph of the Gospel of Love by Monk Themistocles ((Adamopoulo)