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Percent of births outside marriage in Europe.
(landgeistdotcom.files.wordpress.com)
cross-posted from: https://sh.itjust.works/post/3197004
Source: https://landgeist.com/2023/08/12/births-outside-of-marriage-in-europe/.
The short answer is religion.
Marriage is a civil institution in Germany. A church marrying you has exactly as much legal power as a random citizen doing it: None. You get married at the civil registry office, by a bureaucrat (but yes they're amenable to some mild ceremony)
What about the whole Christian no-sex-before-marriage? Has to contribute at least something
Maybe among the 0.0001% devout.
In Germany? Have you ever been to berlin at night?
At least for Germany I really doubt it.
and Taxes
religion and taxes... 2 of the same to get your money for the rich