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I've been curious about that statistic (50% divorce rate) and went looking for some more facts. Assuming these statistics are reported correctly:
http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsUS.shtml

Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with both parents (2002): 69%

Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with mother only (2002): 23%

Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with father only (2002): 5%

Percentage of children under 18 years of age living with neither parent (2002): 4%

That doesn't address both parents working of course, or lack or parental concern.

But who's having all those divorces? Certainly it's those heathen liberals. Actually, if you look at the data, it may surprise you.

The rates of various nations are available.

The point is, that these fundamentalist nutters claim the USA to be a "Christian Nation" when they push to have their specific religious rules codified in secular law. This high divorce rate...one divorce for every two marriages in recent years...goes strongly against this claim.

And besides, the Founding Fathers were Deists...not Christians!

Numbers are here
These numbers are from 94/98 and are the latest from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/National Center for Health Statistics. Rate is reflected in the number of divorces per thousand.
Here is a recent article in the Boston globe comparing Mass. to the red states.
And here is an article focusing on the reasons for the high divorce rate in the Bible belt. Spoiler: Red States are under-educated.

I don't see the problem with the marriage definition. Like it or not, the christian institution already fails to meet the requirements of millions of hetrosexuals marriages already (or vice-versa, if you prefer to look at it that way), so you have to ask yourself, what is it really you think you're got to keep away from the homos?

Is it just the word?

Because depriving them of a legal acknowlegement that they can do the job of faithfulness, commitment and/or love to each other as well as a hetro, just seems inane to me.
Food for thought.

Europe isn't doing much better and in some cases are doing worse.

http://www.divorcemag.com/statistics/statsWorld.sh tml

http://www.divorcereform.org/nonus.html

i wish taco and sarcasta the best.

however, in case things don't go as planned, here's a link. it's a fact that half the people in the US get divorced - so plan for a prenup. and have it videotaped - that way, no one can claim they were "distressed" during the signing of the prenup paperwork.