Too Much Religion Leads to High Teen Pregnancy Rates

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Teenage pregnancies are the result of lack of religion, religion suggests abstination in all extramarital relations then how can you attribute it to religion?
such a statement only aims against all those pointing that these unwanted pregnancies are due to the lack of morality and religion
we should not buy these fake studies with anti-religious motives and try to seek all the morality through teachings and belief system of religion

Bigsly of NY 9:15AM July 10, 2010

Yes I understand the difference between Birth rates and pregnancy rates, but did you read her blog? Just because she got the title wrong doesn't mean I'm wrong.
I quote: "U.S. states whose residents have more conservative religious beliefs on average tend to have higher rates of teenagers giving birth, according to a new study forthcoming in the journal Reproductive Health."
Clearly she meant birth rates and not pregnancy rates. So therefore my argument stands, religious people tend to have fewer abortions because they believe that all life is sacred and therefore will have higher birth rates. I'm not asking you to believe what they believe but to think instead of over generalizing and characterizing religious people as being ignorant and backward.

Dan in CO of CO 12:55PM January 14, 2010

I do not agree with the fact about you having to be poor, uneducated to become pregnant. this doesn't tie to religion at all. Yes people from these backgrounds are at a higher risk, but people who are educated,and come form wealth still become pregnant, whether religion is present or not!!

Lavasha Smith of MN 12:49PM January 08, 2010

the statement says "higher rate of giving birth" which needs to be discerned from your headline "Too Much Religion Leads to High Teen Pregnancy Rates" ....really, Ms. Erbe .... perhaps more religious girls carry to term vs. aborting.

cookiegirl of CO 11:40PM December 11, 2009