Getting There?
The Associated Press reports that the US Divorce Rate is at its lowest level since 1970.
There are a lot of factors that could permit one to discount this finding, namely an increase in breakups from cohabitation which do not technically count as a divorce.
While that's no doubt a factor, I'm not inclined to suspect that accounts for a large portion of the decrease. The divorce rate for American Christians -- for whom we would suspect a lower rate of cohabitation -- is statistically identical to non-Christians.
I have no choice but to interpret this news as a great step in the right direction. Your thoughts welcome?
posted by Lyons at
4:37 PM
1 Comments:
Tough to pinpoint a reason, I think. A couple thoughts:
1. It seems that there is a large contingency of Christians who have no problem with cohabitation.
2. Possibly a generational change in thinking; just look at the graph. Perhaps people with divorced parents are less likely to get divorced themselves.
12:04 PM
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