The results of the Communio Nationwide Study on Faith and Relationships were discussed at the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank. Christian Post reports that founder of Communio, J. P. De Gance, said the study’s results suggest that the decline in resident fatherhood and the collapse of marriage are likely explanations for the increase in religious non-affiliation across the US. According to De Gance, quote, “those in the church interested in seeing a renewal of faith, need to see a renewal of marriage.”
Churches need to take seriously their role as the champions and the protectors of marriage and family as God designed them. No other institution or organization is equipped to do for marriage what Christian churches can do. Teaching on marriage, strong premarital counseling, marriage mentoring, and marriage strengthening are all best done by and in churches.
