Do Christians Actually Divorce Less? Marriage Data & Michael's Own Divorce Story
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The episode explores the relationship between Christianity and divorce rates, featuring personal insights from Michael about his own divorce.
What does the Bible actually say about marriage, and does being a Christian make you less likely to get divorced? This episode of the Ask A Christian Podcast kicks off with some genuinely good news — a premature baby born without a heartbeat who was resuscitated after an hour of CPR — before diving into the internet's latest culture-war flashpoint: podcaster Jennifer Welch's viral rant calling homeschooling "trickle down stupidity." Steph pushes back hard with data on classical education outcomes.From there, Nate and the crew tackle whether the Bible is "just Greek mythology" (spoiler: eyewitness testimony matters), unpack what it really means to "catch the Holy Ghost" in Pentecostal tradition, and question the marketing choices of a certain LDS missionary ad campaign.But the heart of the episode is marriage. A viral clip claims Christian and secular couples divorce at the same rate — so Nate and Steph dig into the Barna Group, Pew Research, and Institute for Family Studies data to see who's actually right, walk through what Ephesians 5 and 1 Corinthians 13 really demand of a biblical marriage, and Michael opens up candidly about his own divorce and what faith (or the lack of it)…
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