Is There a Relationship Between Fatherlessness and Religion?

There is a direct connection as well, not just between social outcomes to day, but historically, between fatherlessness and what one thinks about god. So there's a whole theological angle that we didn't have space to really tackle. And i sik: The data does not reflect that kids need a masculine example and a feminine example. We cannot argue that kids need roll models of each gender in their life. That's true. I often get asked by students who are just kind of repeating what they've heard, you know, as they won't,. You say, kids need a mamm and a dad, and that's one of the most powerful sociological arguments for the reality of marriage.