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A couple holds hands in the middle of a field in a sunset. Decades of data has shown that premarital sex seems to be associated with a significant elevated risk of divorce. Here's a list of that data on premarital sex and divorce.

Premarital Sex and Greater Risk of Divorce

A continually growing mound of data shows that premarital sex is associated with increased risk of divorce. Here are some of the studies.

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Family Formation and Poverty

It has been well-established for decades that there exists a dramatic connection between thriving, intact families and financial well-being for women and children. Here is a summary overview of the major academic contributions to this field of inquiry over the last few decades and their various findings.

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Key Findings of Mark Regnerus’ New Family Structure Study

Compared with off-spring from married, intact mother/father homes, children raised in same-sex homes are markedly more likely to…

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Generational Values and Desires

For Focus on the Family, Millennials are the present generation moving (or not) into family life.

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Leading Factors Leading To Lasting Faith!

What helps ensure our children carry their faith into adulthood?

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10 Things Everyone Should Know About a Christian View of Homosexuality

Why traditional Christians believe as they do regarding gender, sexuality, marriage, and the family.

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Young Adults Consistently Express Marriage and Family as Important Life Goal

How is marriage faring in terms of young people’s attitudes and life dreams?

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Should Civil Marriage Matter to Christians?

civil marriage (noun) a marriage performed, solemnized, recorded, and recognized by a government official as a civil contract.

Single Moms

Observations on Life With Kids After Divorce.

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Why Manhood Doesn’t Happen Naturally

What is it about manhood that requires intentionality in turning boys into men?

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Why Does Manhood Matter?

Knowing why manhood is essential and what it does.

Is There a Universal Male and Female Nature?

Why is the human male and female nature constant across time and cultures?

Are Young People Leaving the Church in Droves?

It has become an oft-repeated truism that young people are leaving both the faith and Church in very disturbing numbers. The truth, however, is a much more encouraging story.

Is Biblical Christianity on the Decline?

The Recent Pew Report Offers Surprising Good News.

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Why Womanhood Doesn’t Demand Proof and Manhood Does

One of the very interesting, and underappreciated, things about the differences in the human male and female nature is that femininity doesn’t need to prove itself. Manhood does.

CDC: Virginal High School Students Exhibit Greater Overall Health Behaviors

A new report from the United States Centers for Disease Control (CDC) examines a large and diverse array of health behaviors of high school students classified by their sexual activity. There are two major conclusions from the report.

CDC: LGB Teens Have Extremely High Rates of Unhealthy Behaviors

While the Centers for Disease Control states that “(LGBTQ) youth are happy and thrive during their adolescent years,” their own data from tells a different story.

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The Everyday Husband

Observations on the routines and Attitudes of Young Husbands.

Seven Billion and Counting: How Many is Too Many?

How should we feel about our world population at 7 billion?

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What is the Actual Divorce Rate?

A Brief Explanation.

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