Atheists have lower divorce rate than Christians
Religioustolerance.org has published statistics on US divorce rates based on faith. One of its findings says that “divorce rates among conservative Christians were significently higher than for other faith groups, and for Atheists and Agnostics.”
After these results were released, many Christian groups expressed doubts to its findings. The Religious Tolerance article explains the reason for this doubt:
Many couples would find it difficult to continue attending services in the same congregation after their marital separation; meeting at church would be awkward. So, they drop out.
Many probably find that the climate in their church is very negative towards divorcing couples. So, they move to other congregations that are either more accepting of divorce, or are unaware of their marital status.
The divorce rate for atheists was 21%, lower than any faith.
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