Report: California Church-Goers Want Marriage Help
Wednesday, 19 January 2011
Jennifer LeClaire
Although traditional marriage is under attack in California, there is still plenty of room for the faith community to offer a helping hand to engaged and married couples looking for answers. So says a report from the California Healthy Marriages Coalition (CHMC).
The report reveals that a majority of church-goers—whether frequently, regular, occasional or rare—believe that religious organizations should offer pre-marital counseling, marriage enrichment programs, and help to couples with marriage problems.
But the good news was followed by bad news.
The report also discovered that 32 percent of "regular" church-goers agree that "marriage is too risky" due to the high chances of divorce, and 20 percent of married "frequent" church-goes have "discussed the idea of divorce" with their spouse. the rest
posted by Pat Dague @ 9:14 AM
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It's a shame that believers are struggling with marriage and commitment. I don't think couples (Christians or non Christians understand the covenant that is behind exchanging wedding vows).
I hope church-goers begin to believe and commit to marriage again and end the need for; http://restoringrelationships.info
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