Research and Statistics
No, 9 Out of 10 Children Do Not Drop Out
At The Apollos Project, our desire is to help parents disciple their children so that they do not abandon the faith. In calling attention to this problem, we want to determine the real percentage of children who walk away. We never ever want to overstate the problem so as to gain an audience. Thus, we [...]
Marriage Matters – Cohabitation has an impact on children
Yet another article on the benefits of marriage. The blessing of marriage is attacked today. Good to remind our older kids the blessing of marriage. And are we modeling love for our spouse?
Statistics – Premarital Sex
Is this good news? Among ages 15-17 in the new study, 58% of girls and 53% of boys said they have had no sexual contact, compared to 48.6% of girls and 46.1% of boys in 2002. For ages 20-24, 12% of women and 13% of men said they have never had sexual contact, compared with [...]
No, Christians Do Not Divorce At the Rate of the World
This might not help some struggling couples but no, Christian couples do not divorce at the same rate as those who are not Christians. Several different sociologists have found that actively religious couples have a lower divorce rate. HT: Tim Challies The factor making the most difference is religious commitment and practice. Couples who regularly [...]
Effect of Cohabitation on Children
We continue to explore why God’s ways make sense when it comes to marriage. This is the third entry. Click here for part 1, here for part 2. In a British study, Child Abuse by Mothers’ Boyfriends: Why the Overrepresentation?” in Child Abuse and Neglect 16 (1992): 541-51, Leslie Margolin found the incidence of child [...]
