http://www.bpnews.net/bpnews.asp?ID=18757
Jul 26, 2004
By Kay Adkins
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Ark. (BP)--In recent days I've learned of three Christian couples in my community on the verge of divorce. I thought to myself, "What would happen if churches went on the offensive for marriage in their ongoing ministries much as we have gone on the defensive to protect it by actively supporting the Federal Marriage Amendment?"
As believers, we are grieved and horrified that homosexuals should legally be able equate their relationship with the holy institution of marriage. We want a firm line drawn to say "No farther! You are intruding on holy ground!" We are beginning to take up arms against Satan's campaign to eradicate godly marriages.
But if we do not all work just as hard within our own congregations to instill a biblical worldview of, and a biblical commitment to, marriage and families, we effectively do ourselves in, and our good efforts to stop gay "marriages" become meaningless.
The Barna Group's findings on marriage and divorce show that the likelihood of divorce among born-again couples is basically no different than the likelihood of divorce among couples in the general public. Consider this: