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| | “The appellation ‘Christian’ a Christian does not make. There are great numbers of people in this world who call themselves ‘Christians’ but have never internalized the teachings of Jesus Christ." … | | “The appellation ‘Christian’ a Christian does not make. There are great numbers of people in this world who call themselves ‘Christians’ but have never internalized the teachings of Jesus Christ." … |
| | <ref>[https://creation.com/atheism Atheism = Mario Grinbank - Creation Ministries International]</ref>}} | | <ref>[https://creation.com/atheism Atheism = Mario Grinbank - Creation Ministries International]</ref>}} |
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| | + | == Atheists, divorce and poor interpersonal skills == |
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| | + | Atheists have poor social skills (See: ). |
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| | + | In 2021, Sandra Aponte, MA, RMHCI wrote the article ''The 4 Communication Styles That Lead To Divorce With 90% Accuracy'' which indicated: |
| | + | {{Cquote|The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse are considered metaphorical figures in the New Testament’s final book of Revelation. Written down by John of Patmos after receiving a vision from God, they detail pestilence, war, famine, and death — kicking off a divine countdown for the end of the world and the Last Judgement. |
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| | + | Inspired by the ominous signs of this biblical vision, Dr. John Gottman describes his divorce-predicting research by the same name. More specifically, the communication styles that predicted the end of a relationship with [https://www.gottman.com/about/research/couples/ 90% accuracy]. His incredible research was completed with the assistance of 3,000 couples — who he followed and studied for over 20 years. As such, he was able to predict which couples would stay together, and which ones would end up divorcing within 6 years of the wedding. |
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| | + | The four communication styles were: |
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| | + | *Criticism: when you attack or criticize the character of your partner |
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| | + | *Defensiveness: a response to criticism — it is when you come up with excuses and play the victim |
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| | + | *Contempt: when you make your partner feel worthless through disrespect and non-verbal cues |
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| | + | *Stonewalling: a response to contempt — it is when you shut down, stop responding to your partner and completely withdraw<ref>''[https://medium.com/youmeus/the-4-communication-styles-that-lead-to-divorce-with-90-accuracy-c36ea6f8f2c9 The 4 Communication Styles That Lead To Divorce With 90% Accuracy]'' by Sandra Aponte, MA, RMHCI </ref>}} |
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| | == Atheist Vladmir Lenin and no-fault divorce == | | == Atheist Vladmir Lenin and no-fault divorce == |