Posted: October 17th, 2009 | Author: admin | Filed under: church, marriage, trends | Tags: church, divorce, marriage | No Comments »
The Institute for American Values recently released a report on the health of marriage in America. The bottom line is that marriage is still declining in America…and it’s not looking like there will be any change soon.
The study combines five leading marriage indicators to calculate a total score for the state and health of marriage. These indicators include:
- Percentage of Married Adults
- Percentage of Persons “Very Happy” with Their Marriage
- Percentage of First Marriages Intact
- Percentage of Births to Married Parents
- Percentage of Children Living with Their Own Married Parents
The results of this study are discouraging. You can view the quick graph version of the report here.
My question is how much longer will pastors and churches in America continue to remain silent and do nothing about this?
