By Glenn T. Stanton
"Christians divorce at roughly the same rate as the world!"
It's one of the most quoted stats by Christian leaders today. And it's perhaps one of the most inaccurate.
It is used to explain that Christians are not doing well in living out their faith. But it could also be taken as a statement that redemption by and real discipleship under Jesus makes no real difference when it comes to marriage.
Here's the truth...
People who seriously practice a traditional religious faith---whether Christian or other---have a divorce rate markedly lower than the general population.
The following chart shows the relative risk of divorce by religious affiliation among Protestant, Catholic, and Jewish adherents.
In reading the table, the numbers represent the likelihood of divorce compared to those with no religious affiliations. So 20% would mean that group is 20%more likely to divorce than Americans with no religious affiliations while -97% means the group is 97% less likely to divorce than the non-religious.
|
Faith Affiliation
|
% Divorce Likelihood Reduction
|
| Protestant - Nominal |
20
|
| Protestant -Conservative |
-10
|
| Protestant - Active Conservative |
-35
|
| Catholic |
-18
|
| Catholic (nominal) |
-5
|
| Catholic - Active |
-31
|
| Jewish |
39
|
| Jewish (nominal) |
53
|
| Jewish - Active |
-97
|
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