The Christian religion has always had an unrealistic attitude towards marriage and children.
The notion that a couple are more likely to stay together if married with a child used to be the norm - because the scandal and approbation that an unmarried mother attracted made even an unhappy marriage the more attractive option.
The church firmly backed this notion - even the Catholic church who seem to ignore the notion of 'not making the rules if you don't play the game' - and unmarried priests would preach the blessings of marriage when they knew nothing at all about it.
In modern times, the pressure to be married, for a woman to be 'supported' by her husband has been consigned to the dustbin of history as women learn that independence is a positive plus, and nothing to be ashamed of.
Sadly, the church has failed to acknowledge this seismic shift in the society it claims to serve - even the use of the archaic phrase 'promiscuous society' shows how out of touch Rev. McIlveen is with what's going on around him.
If the church moved into modern times, and accepted the changes that have occurred, and women no longer have to suffer in marriages that are tantamount to flying in a plane because there are no parachutes so bailing out is fatal, it would go some way towards halting its inevitable decline and eventual fall.