Glen Stanton: “The Christian divorce rate myth (what you’ve heard is wrong)”

Very glad to see this weblog post challenging the validity of the over-used comment of frequency of divorce among Christians being “the same” as the general rate at least in the United States. The references to several authoritative research groups and their studies is extremely helpful.
I’ve always questioned such comments of high divorce rates among “Christians” because our experience at St. John’s simply does not bear out such an equality of statistics. In the 21 years I have been here as Rector, the “rate of divorce” (that seems egregiously impersonal, doesn’t it?) has been approximately 2%. One couple was active and involved in the parish. Two individuals were peripheral members as they divorced their spouses. I know of 2 couples who left St. John’s and then got divorced, but not immediately. Still, maybe they should have stayed.
St. John’s is a safe place, a place of faith and security, pointing always to the strength of Jesus Christ in all aspects of our lives.
Alleluia for all of our marriages, our families, our individuals, our relationships.

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