This document discusses the concept of "equallyoked couples" which refers to couples that share the same "civil identity" across characteristics like ethnicity, religion, political views, etc. It provides definitions of equallyoked from social, religious and secular perspectives. It also summarizes several studies that found equallyoked couples tended to be less likely to use alcohol/drugs, had higher compatibility and rates of simultaneous orgasm compared to unequallyoked couples. Finally, it briefly mentions some human rights cases involving equallyoked individuals.

1. The Equallyoked CoupleThe Equallyoked Couple
The Value of “Coupling-Up as ‘Equallyoked’
within a Multicultural Society
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PsychologyPsychology
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3. The “Civil Identity”..The “Civil Identity”..
The “Civil Identity” has been clinically described
and accepted by Social Psychologists as a
mosaic of an individual’s PRESENT:
– Ethnicity, Political Party, Race, Color,
Religion, Disability, Sex, Sexual (Pleasure
Preference) Orientation, Marital Status,
Family Status, etc.
- Soc101: Intro to Social Psychology

4. “Equally-yoked”
Social Science – i.e., Clinical Social Psychology ..
Defined: A Dyadic (Spouses) with the same ‘Civil Identity’
“Equally Yoked”
Religious – i.e, Holy Bible /Christian /Doctrinal..
Defined: A Couple with the Same ‘Civil Identity’ with a special
focus on the very same religion and may include-same ‘Spirit’.
“Equallyoked”
Secular – i.e, Social Ethics /Justice /Social Mores…
Defined: A Homogamous ‘Pair’ with the same ‘Civil Identity’
Note: Pronounced the same and colloquially used
interchangeably - practically meaning the same to all.
TerminologyTerminology
- Soc200: Terminology

5. Philosophy of EquallyokedtarianismPhilosophy of Equallyokedtarianism
Equal Rights
Separate
but
‘Equal’
‘True’ Equality
Three Components Three Premises
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Used by Permission
The Philosophies of
Equallyokedtarians, 2001

6. Beliefs: EquallyokedtarianismBeliefs: Equallyokedtarianism
Premise #1 – ‘Equal’ Rights
– Inherently people --- everywhere --- all people are
considered ‘equal’ under and subject to the physical
laws, the social laws, and even the spiritual laws.
Premise #2 - Separate and ‘Equal’
– Each person is equal as an unique individual with a
distinctly different personal identity and set of beliefs.
Premise #3 - True ‘Equality’
– Each set of pairs-pairing off as a couple – truly equal –
according to each individual’s own ‘civil identity’
Three Premises:
“The Philosophies of Equallyokedtarians”- 2001

7. Postulated Causes: Unequallyoked
Causes of the Unequallyoked in their ‘Coupling-up’
– Subcultural view: Self-image distortion
– Social learning: Observing perversions/and of secular media
– Psychological view: Impaired cognitive functioning moral/religion
derangement and personality defects
– Epigenetic factors: Imbalanced-familial/biological heritage
– Problem behavior syndrome: Social maladjustment and emotionally
distressed in youth -> subcultural thrill of violating social mores/and
crime.
– Gateway drugs: Access/available mind-altering drugs/chemicals.
-Social Psychiatry Notes: Beliefs, Values, and Attitudes

8. GIS (Equally-Yoked) ProjectGIS (Equally-Yoked) Project
• Geographic population of Equally-yoked Couples
– Objectives: to be plotted for all 193 Countries
• UN/Worldwide Data
– Estimates: frequency of actual ‘Equally-yoked Couples’
• Specific Country Data (e.g., United States, etc)
– Switzerland, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy
Japan, Netherlands, Russia, Sweden, United Kingdom,
China, and the United States of America, etc.
• Local Data Collection
– Northern Europe, British Isles, French Alps, USA Midwest:
Kansas, Wisconsin, Illinois, Nebraska, etc
GIS:
The ’EY-x2’ Project, 2001

9. Alcohol-Free CouplesAlcohol-Free Couples
• “Equallyoked” Couples
– Tended to be more alcohol-free
– Less use of psychoactive medicines
• Unequallyoked Couples
– More use of alcohol socially (and other legal/and
illegal psychoactive drugs)
• Results: The study showed that there was more
use of alcohol socially and social drugs were
more prevalent in ‘unequallyoked’ couples.
- Drug and Alcohol Counseling Studies:
Equallyoked vs Unequally Yoked

10. CompatibilityCompatibility
A growing body of evidence supports research
studies in Equallyokedtarianism that suggests:
• Equallyoked couples have a higher degree of consensus
for marital success and improvement of individual or
personal and marital habits.
A few smaller studies have now proven that:
• In a survey Equallyokedtarian couples scored with
‘similarities’ in ‘civil identity’ as an identifying mark
closely associated with homogenous compatibility.
• Equallyokedtarian couples rated - that it - symbolizes a
high degree of social conventionality that is valued by
society and even required by some conservative
societies.
- Soc200: Psychosocial Compatibility

11. Closeness - DistanceCloseness - Distance
• One study found that among various
Equallyokedtarian couples there were the
same closeness-distance issues reported
as any other kind of couple.
• There was no difference in closeness-
distance issues amongst equallyoked
couples and unequallyoked couples in the
existed studies researched.
- Soc101: Psychosocial Theories

12. Male-FemaleMale-Female
• Standards of masculine handsomeness and
feminine beauty amongst Equallyokedtarian
couples varied proportionate to closeness
-distance.
• Researchers found that physical attractiveness
to the same ‘civil identity’ tended to be much
higher then in couples of dissimilar descriptions.
• The uniqueness of Equallyokedtarian lifestyles
influenced standards of attractiveness amongst
‘equallyoked’ pairs.
- Soc101: Sociocultural Theories

13. ““Kiss & Tell”Kiss & Tell”
• Study: Tally whether individuals can ‘guess’ if someone
is of the same ‘civil identity’ or not when blindfolded.
• Lab: Anonymous individuals – One female and one male
- were blindfolded - out of sight to one another.
• Clinical Procedure: The couples blind-folded were
‘equallyoked’ and ‘unequallyoked’ and presented to met
one another under strict observation for a brief period.
• Couples were then instructed to choose - whether to
touch (hand-shake), hug (socially), social kiss
(European cheek-kiss) and talk for a limited time period.
• Individuals recorded whether the
anonymous-other was ‘equallyoked’
or not equallyoked.
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PsychologyPsychology
•Results: “50:50” Yes, about half ‘could’ tell!

14. Quality of a CoupleshipQuality of a Coupleship
Equallyoked
• Personal uniqueness
• Mental health
• Physical and erotic
appeal
• Emotional connection
• Healthy sense of humor
• Moral values
• Sociability and political
events
• Civil Identity
Ratings:
Unequallyoked
• Individual differences
• Fun/Funniness
• Rapid decisions
• Intimate attraction
• Emotional sensitivity
• Sociability and active
social living
• Character traits
- Soc200: Coupleship Quality

15. CohabitationCohabitation && Common LawCommon Law
• A New clinical study has shown that there is a
difference proportionately in cohabitation living
and common law marriages amongst
equallyoked couples compared to couples of
other descriptions i.e., unequallyoked couples.
• Finding: Fewer equallyoked couples cohabitate
• Other (small) studies showed that there is
somewhat more legal marriages amongst the
Equallyoked couples.
- Soc202: Legal Marriages

16. Simultaneous Mutual OrgasmSimultaneous Mutual Orgasm
A survey showed: Couples that were simply
asked about their private sexual goal –
i.e., to plan for and attempt to attain
‘mutual orgasms-both-simultaneously.’
• Equallyoked Couples:
– Scored higher then unequallyoked couples.
• Couples of other descriptions:
– Lower scores on the same question.
- Soc101: Psycho-social Sexuality

17. Biopsychosociocultural factors:Biopsychosociocultural factors:
Smoke
and
fumes
Air
pollution
Water
contamination
Poisonous
chemicals
“Unequallyoked”
individualsToxic
substances
Food
impurities
Sewage
Irradiation
Congenital DNA defects
Noise Hot heated
temperatures
Icy cold
temperatures
Lies
Catastrophe
Communicable pathogens
- Biopsychosociocultural Factors
wars
poverty
EMWs
epidemics
spying
accidents
Invisible forces
Illicit sex
Illicit drugs

18. Human Rights CasesHuman Rights Cases
• A variety of Human Rights cases reported are
those concerning that of equallyokedtarians---
(Both: Reported/and includes those Unrecorded)
Recent Communicants Identified in---
• Sweden, Germany, Belgium, Canada, the U.K.,
the U.S.A., Italy, France, Japan, the
Netherlands, and Switzerland to name a few.
- International Law: Human Rights of Equallyokedtarians

19. ……paradigm..paradigm..
““The paradigm ofThe paradigm of thethe 144,000 is one of144,000 is one of
exclusively Equally Yoked Couples…exclusively Equally Yoked Couples…
within iwithin in a worldwide Society.”
- Fundamental Bible Christian

20. The Equallyoked CoupleThe Equallyoked Couple
The Value of “Coupling-Up as ‘Equallyoked’
within a Multicultural Society
SocialSocial
PsychologyPsychology