Surveys have shown the children who see their father going to church regularly will be far more likely to do so themselves years later. Less so seeing their mother.
Tossing aside the nuclear family to aid socialism or feminism has long lasting harmful effects such as depression and low self worth.
Wait a minute are they saying individuals who used to be religious but lost their religion are driving the trend? Or are they only saying that suicide is up and religion is down?
Abortion is the leading cause of loss of religion. Nobody could do it unless atheist.
s/b "Loss of Religion linked to ......."
We need Christ in our hearts. And we also need each other. That’s the benefit of worshipping together.
But it’s much more than that. Religion encourages sacrifices for others and a path where we can do good works.
Pride in our faith, setting an example of faith, ok, peer pressure, these acts and behavior inspire others to Christ.
Drugs, alcohol, infidelity, abortion, etc. are the result of emptiness and self hate that faith and God’s grace can overcome.
Reason #1 for the leftist mobsters to continue attacking religion. Go to church, draw closer to God, p*ss of a leftist. Sounds like a good plan.
Ping.
I would have died many many years ago if I hadn’t surrendered to Jesus. I learned in my 20s that there’s nothing waiting for you at the end of your life if you have no faith.
Loss of religion would almost certainly be a factor...as would loss of employment.
No Sh!t Sherlock!
Tragic, but the suicide numbers for healthy adults is still quite small - about 1 in 10,000.
Suicide by healthy adults almost always falls into three categories...
Drug or alcohol addiction.
Schizophrenia or clinical depression.
Family history of suicide.
Suicide by young people is almost always impulsive and typically follows a very emotional event.
Suicide by elderly people almost always involves the loss of a spouse or a close companion, or an intractable health condition.
Bottom Line - the reason humans have survived for 200,000 years is because most of us have zero interest in dying.
"White males accounted for 69.68% of (American) suicide deaths in 2020."