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Christians and Divorce
Why “Hope for Your Hurting Marriage” Is Dangerous for Abuse Victims
A Critical Review of Focus on the Family’s “Hope for Your Hurting Marriage” Series Nine Messages That Shift Responsibility Away from Destructive Behavior Why This Teaching Makes...
12 Serious Problems with Them Before Us: Katy Faust Misuses Divorce Research
12 Serious Problems with Them Before Us by Katy Faust and Stacy Manning Update (May 2026): Faust's #GreaterThan campaign emphasizes that “divorce hurts kids,” but it largely...
Critique: “Divorced: What to Do When,” Focus on the Family article, by Ron Blue, Jeremy L. White
Critique: "Divorced: What to Do When," Focus on the Family article, by Ron Blue, Jeremy L. White This is a critique and analysis of the Focus on the Family article,...
Marriage Myth: It Takes “Two to Tango” and “All Marriage Problems are 50/50”
This is Myth 7 of 27 Myths about marriage and divorce that aren't likely to be true of people who love God and take their faith seriously. These messages make us worry if we're...
Focus on the Family’s 3-Point Strategy That Traps Abused Christian Wives
Focus on the Family’s 3-Point Strategy That Traps Abused Christian Wives Many Christian women are told to stay in abusive marriages because “God hates divorce.” This article...
12 Positive Outcomes of Divorce that Nobody Told Us
12 POSITIVE OUTCOMES OF LIFE-SAVING DIVORCES...THAT NOBODY TOLD US Believe it or not, most Americans place a high value on marriage. We long for a marriage that is loving,...
Divorce Myth #1: Most Divorces Are NOT About Falling Out of Love
Divorce Myth #1: Most Divorces Are Not About “Falling Out of Love” Why People Really Divorce: Abuse, Adultery, and Addiction Are Often the Final Straw The Church Must Stop...
My $200 Offer: U.S. Focus on the Family Doesn’t Condone Divorce for Domestic Violence…EVER
Someday I hope to pay this $200 award. (I've been offering a reward for months.) Someday I hope U.S. Focus on the Family will officially condone divorce for domestic violence and...
“Marriage Is Hard. Divorce Is Hard.” No—That’s Not the Choice
Critique of the Saying, "Marriage is Hard. Divorce is Hard. Choose Your Hard" There's a meme going around the internet and it starts with the line "Marriage is Hard. Divorce is...
Why You Didn’t See the Red Flags — And Why It’s Not Your Fault
Abusive Marriage? It Might Not Be Your Fault You Didn’t See the Red Flags For a short audio summary, listen here: Many survivors are told—by others or by their own inner...
How to Defend Yourself against “You Made Your Bed; Now Lie in It”
How to Defend Yourself against “You Made Your Bed; Now Lie in It” 3 Reasons You Didn’t See Warning Signs or Red Flags One of the clearest signs someone is not a safe friend is...
15 Steps to Start the Divorce Process if You Need a Life-Saving Divorce
15 Steps to Starting the Divorce Process, if You Need a Life-Saving Divorce First, make sure you (and the kids) are safe. If your spouse has weapons or has a history of...
Critique: Focus on the Family’s “PEDOPHILIA IN MARRIAGE” Article—10 Pros and 10 Cons
Critique of the Focus on the Family article: "PEDOPHILIA in MARRIAGE" 10 Pros and 10 Cons about their Advice . (Summary: Does Focus on the Family's article"Pedophilia in...
10 Grounds for Divorce Recognized by the Puritans (1639–1692)
This table shows every known divorce among the Massachusetts Puritans from 1639 to 1692. Forty divorces are recorded, with columns listing the archival source, date, names of the...
Focus on the Family, Josh Duggar, and Pedophilia
Critique of the Focus on the Family article: PEDOPHILIA AND MARRIAGE 10 Pros and 10 Cons about their Advice . . Focus on the Family's online pedophilia article (link)...
Focus on the Family Doesn’t Condone Divorce for Abuse Victims
Divorce Saves Lives, But Focus on the Family Wants to Make it Harder for Abuse Victims to Divorce I know it's shocking. But Focus on the Family does not condone divorce for...
Focus on the Family’s Dangerous Push to Make Divorce Harder for Abuse Victims
Divorce Saves Lives — But Focus on the Family Wants to Make It Harder to Escape Many Christians have been taught that divorce is always a moral failure. But history, Scripture,...
Are Focus On The Family’s Hope Restored Marriage Intensive Miracle Claims True?
Critique: Hope Restored Marriage Intensives Are Not the "Miracle" Abused Wives Seek If you are new, read this first: This is Part 1 of a series on Hope Restored Marriage...
Review: Focus on the Family’s “What To Do About Toxic Behavior in Marriage”
Review: “What To Do About Toxic Behavior in Marriage” (Focus on the Family) Focus on the Family originally published this as an article called “Feeling Trapped in Your Marriage.”...
Nearly 6 in 10 Christians Leave or Switch Their Church After Divorce (Lifeway Data)
Nearly 6 in 10 Christians Switch Churches When They Divorce Most Divorcees Don’t Stay—And That Should Concern Church Leaders Lifeway Research found that nearly 6 in 10...