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Line 245: − − == Lowering the divorce rate == − − Alarmed at high rates of divorce within the Christian community, the Family Research Council tried to reverse that trend. They found that 85 percent of Christian couples either had no premarital counseling or only met once with their pastor. Considering this to be unacceptable, they put together programs that require a minimum of 4 months premarital preparation including the taking of a premarital inventory and meeting with mentor couples. This caused divorce rates to drop by 30% to 50% for those couples who adhered to the program.<ref>''Southern California Christian Times'', Feb 2000, Pg 14</ref>
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In the US, divorce rates vary substantially among the states. According to a Wall Street Journal article,<ref>http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/st_DIVORCE_20100813.html</ref> the states with the lowest rate of divorce in 2009 were [[Massachusetts]] (1.8 divorces per 1,000 people), the [[District of Columbia]] (2.1), [[Pennsylvania]] (2.3), [[Iowa]] (2.5), and [[New York]] (2.5). Those states with the highest divorce rates were [[Idaho]] (5.0), [[West Virginia]] (5.0), [[Wyoming]] (5.2), [[Arkansas]] (5.6), and [[Nevada]] (6.6).
In the US, divorce rates vary substantially among the states. According to a Wall Street Journal article,<ref>http://s.wsj.net/public/resources/documents/st_DIVORCE_20100813.html</ref> the states with the lowest rate of divorce in 2009 were [[Massachusetts]] (1.8 divorces per 1,000 people), the [[District of Columbia]] (2.1), [[Pennsylvania]] (2.3), [[Iowa]] (2.5), and [[New York]] (2.5). Those states with the highest divorce rates were [[Idaho]] (5.0), [[West Virginia]] (5.0), [[Wyoming]] (5.2), [[Arkansas]] (5.6), and [[Nevada]] (6.6).
== Covenant Marriage ==
== Covenant Marriage ==