Post by Josh on Mar 3, 2015 21:25:50 GMT -8
Contrary to what you've heard, that divorce rates for Christians are just as high as the general population, and that about 50% of all marriages end in divorce, it turns out these are just deeply imbedded myths in American culture, projections from the early 80's during the rise of no-fault divorces.
According to the articles below, average divorce rates are significantly lower than 50% and that divorce rates for committed Christians are more like 15-20%.
www.christianitytoday.com/edstetzer/2014/february/marriage-divorce-and-body-of-christ-what-do-stats-say-and-c.html?paging=off
www.cbn.com/cbnnews/us/2014/June/Church-Divorce-Rate-Way-Lower-than-Anyone-Thought/
thoughtfulwomen.org/2014/08/25/may-heard-divorce-rate-church-50-get-ready-shocked/