Christians have fewer divorces than non-Christians. This is especially true when we look at Christians who attend church on a regular basis.
A couple of years ago George Barna in his typical gloomy way wrote that Christians and non-Christians have about the same percentage of divorces, if not more. I am not a polling expert but I have studied research methods and statistics. I know that the way you ask a question can determine the answer. Second, the people you ask can also mean a lot to what answers you get.
So, if we ask all Christians about their marital track record we might learn that the percent who have suffered through this painful and devastating event is as high as non-believers. Many people come to Christ after hitting the wall of a divorce. They are looking for a better life and often find it at a Divorce Recovery Group at church. Who else is running such groups for people?
People who attend church regularly have much better physical and mental health. They have fewer divorces and fewer depressive episodes. In a recent article on the Leadership Network leadership.network@leadnet.org blog the following data were published.
It's commonly believed Christian marriages end in divorce just as often as non-Christian. But this is not true, according to University of Connecticut’s Bradley Wright and the use of General Social Survey data.
According to the study, Christians who frequently attend church have relatively low divorce rates. The divorce rate among Christians who attend church once or more per week is 32%, vs. 41% among all Christians and 48% among non-Christians.
These are still way too many divorces and we know how to prevent most of them. The church is the very best place to have Prevent Divorce Workshops. Call us and we can tell you how to prevent and heal the conflicts that lead to divorce. (Here is a secret. the Baptists in Cincinnati are learning right now how to do it.)
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