The Washington Post: Americans condemn adultery, but many Europeans don’t — and probably never will

"I think it comes down to the puritanical history of the United States,"  said JoAnne Sweeny, an associate professor of law at the University of Louisville. "Early Colonial laws specifically noted that adultery was in violation of the Ten Commandments and it was punishable by death." [...]

That explanation may also lead to another conclusion: With continental Europe becoming less religious overall, affairs may become even more morally accepted — and that could mean that Europeans and Americans could move even further apart on the issue.

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