| − | Due to the autonomous nature of the Southern Baptist churches, the largest Protestant denomination, there is no universal policy within the Convention that addresses divorce, though consistent with their general conservatism, they are expected to be strict, as historically it was.<ref>Divorce, annulments, and the Catholic Church, by Richard J. Jenks, Craig A Everett p. 29</ref><ref>http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/amResolution.asp?ID=441</ref> One study showed that among Southern Baptists, the top five issues of concern were divorce (53 percent), negative influences from the media (38 percent), materialism (36 percent), absentee fathers (29 percent) and latch-key kids (23 percent).<ref>[http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A=158643&M=50011,00.html Divorce, Media & Materialism Top List of Threats to Family]</ref> | + | Due to the autonomous nature of the Southern Baptist churches, the largest Protestant denomination, there is no universal policy within the Convention that addresses divorce, though consistent with their general conservatism, they are expected to be strict, as historically it was.<ref>Divorce, annulments, and the Catholic Church, by Richard J. Jenks, Craig A Everett p. 29</ref><ref>http://www.sbc.net/resolutions/amResolution.asp?ID=441</ref> Domestic abuse is grounds for divorce<ref>https://www.baptiststandard.com/opinion/voices/abuse-is-biblical-grounds-for-divorce/</ref>. One study showed that among Southern Baptists, the top five issues of concern were divorce (53 percent), negative influences from the media (38 percent), materialism (36 percent), absentee fathers (29 percent) and latch-key kids (23 percent).<ref>[http://www.lifeway.com/lwc/article_main_page/0,1703,A=158643&M=50011,00.html Divorce, Media & Materialism Top List of Threats to Family]</ref> |