While infidelity rates do appear to be rising, a vast majority of people still say adultery is wrong, and most men and women do not appear to be unfaithful. Another problem with the data is that it fails to discern when respondents cheat: in a troubled time in the marriage, or at the end of a failing relationship.
“It’s certainly plausible that women might have increased their relative rate of infidelity over time,” said Edward O. Laumann, professor of sociology at the University of Chicago. “But it isn’t going to be a huge number. The real thing to talk about is where are they in terms of their relationship and the marital bond.”
The General Social Survey data also show some encouraging trends, said John P. Robinson, professor of sociology and director of the Americans’ Use of Time project at the University of Maryland. One notable shift is that couples appear to be spending slightly more time together. And married men and women also appear to have the most active sex lives, reporting sex with their spouse 58 times a year, a little more than once a week.
“We’ve looked at that as good news,” Dr. Robinson said.
The article read as a whole is very far from encouraging. Rates are up. It is especially unhappy reporting of the women. Women — especially young married women — are almost as likely to cheat as men. The rates are rising among older adults of both sexes. Women’s rates are increasing sharply on non- or-near-sexual cheating through emotional entanglements on the internet, instant messaging or otherwise electronically. A lot of that going on with the women it seems. Women are more likely to lie about their infidelity rates, and this is so for some time. The bright spot, if there is one, is said to be the increase to a “once a week” sexual intimacy rate over that of singles. However, even here other studies indicate that men and women have very different reporting on the frequency — so some side or both are less than honest. Read it all.
Well the Remnant Diocesse of San Joaquin..the one that +Lamb was appointed to by KJS must think that infidelity is an okay thing. Look what they voted on to change this past weekend:
[blockquote]49th Annual Meeting of the Convention of the
EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF SAN JOAQUIN
October 24-26, 2008
Church of the Saviour, Hanford, California
RESOLUTION TO AMEND THE DIOCESAN CANONS
Title: Conduct of the Clergy
Resolution No.: C-08-06
Sponsor: Committee on Canons and Constitution
Required Vote: Simple Majority
RESOLVED, that CANON XXXIII is hereby amended with the deletion of the following language:
Sec. 33.01: All members of the clergy of this Diocese shall be under the obligation to model in their own lives the received teaching of the Church. , and specifically that all clergy are to abstain from sexual relations outside of Holy Matrimony.
EXPLANATION:
There is considerable concern that the canon as currently drafted is in conflict with the Canons of the Episcopal Church, under “Rights of the Laity” (Canon 1:17.5) and “Rights of the Clergy†(Canon 3:1.2), which forbid discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnic origin, national origin, marital status, sex, sexual orientation, disabilities or age. The proposed deletion of the language in the subject canon would remove any actual or potential conflict with the Canons and Constitution of the National Church.[/blockquote]
Beyond belief — almost!!!
Truly unbelievable! The San J canon is based on an action. The TEC canons are based on existence or being. That difference is easily seen. EDSJ appears to be looking for an excuse to embrace fornication. God’s will be done.
Someone please explain this to me. How can the removed section be at odds with TEC’s canon? How will removing this standard rectify the situation? Obviously, I am missing something. Larry