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For more information, please see: [[Atheism, divorce, love and poor interpersonal skills]] ]]

For more information, please see: [[Atheism, divorce, love and poor interpersonal skills]] ]]

The '''atheist divorce rate''' is a steep 37%.<ref name="Caputo">{{cite web |last1=Caputo |first1=Michael |title=Post Scriptum to Original Article, "Atheism and Divorce." |url=http://atheismexposed.tripod.com/atheists_divorce.htm |publisher=Atheism Exposed |date=2008}}</ref> Additionally, 51% of atheists are likely to [[Cohabitation|cohabit]] and 31% of atheists never actually get married.<ref name="Caputo"/> Christian apologist Michael Caputo wrote: "Recently the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has published its mammoth study on Religion in America based on 35,000 interviews... According to the Pew Forum a whopping 37% of [[atheism|atheists]] never marry as opposed to 19% of the American population, 17% of Protestants and 17% of Catholics."<ref>https://creation.com/atheism</ref>

The [[Atheism and divorce|atheist divorce rate]] is a steep 37%.<ref name="Caputo">{{cite web |last1=Caputo |first1=Michael |title=Post Scriptum to Original Article, "Atheism and Divorce." |url=http://atheismexposed.tripod.com/atheists_divorce.htm |publisher=Atheism Exposed |date=2008}}</ref> Additionally, 51% of atheists are likely to [[Cohabitation|cohabit]] and 31% of atheists never actually get married.<ref name="Caputo"/> Christian apologist Michael Caputo wrote: "Recently the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life has published its mammoth study on Religion in America based on 35,000 interviews... According to the Pew Forum a whopping 37% of [[atheism|atheists]] never marry as opposed to 19% of the American population, 17% of Protestants and 17% of Catholics."<ref>https://creation.com/atheism</ref>

Scientific research has demonstrated that active churchgoers are "35% less likely to divorce than those who have no religious preferences".<ref>{{cite web |title=Is the divorce rate among Christians truly the same as among non-Christians? |url=https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-divorce-rate.html |publisher=GotQuestions.org}}</ref>

Scientific research has demonstrated that active churchgoers are "35% less likely to divorce than those who have no religious preferences".<ref>{{cite web |title=Is the divorce rate among Christians truly the same as among non-Christians? |url=https://www.gotquestions.org/Christian-divorce-rate.html |publisher=GotQuestions.org}}</ref>

The fertility rate is significantly lower in the atheist population (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).

The fertility rate is significantly lower in the atheist population (see: [[Atheism and fertility rates]]).

In relation to '''atheism and divorce''', Theodore Beale wrote in his book ''The Irrational Atheist'' about atheist [[Daniel Dennett]]'s arguments related to divorce:

In relation to [[atheism and divorce]], Theodore Beale wrote in his book ''The Irrational Atheist'' about atheist [[Daniel Dennett]]'s arguments related to divorce:

{{Cquote|Dennett further claims that “[[Brights Movement|brights]]” have better family values than born-again Christians based on “the lowest divorce rate in the United States” which depends on the flawed 1999 Barna study instead of the 2001 ARIS study he makes use of later in the book, a much larger study that reaches precisely the opposite conclusion. It is certainly a quixotic assertion, considering that these family value atheists are half as likely to get married, twice as likely to divorce, and have fewer children than any other group in the United States...

{{Cquote|Dennett further claims that “[[Brights Movement|brights]]” have better family values than born-again Christians based on “the lowest divorce rate in the United States” which depends on the flawed 1999 Barna study instead of the 2001 ARIS study he makes use of later in the book, a much larger study that reaches precisely the opposite conclusion. It is certainly a quixotic assertion, considering that these family value atheists are half as likely to get married, twice as likely to divorce, and have fewer children than any other group in the United States...