Religious worship, which has been linked to health and happiness, as well as longer marriages and better family life, is less prevalent in divorced families. These and other effects have a serious impact on society, given the number of children in broken homes. Each year, over 1 million American children suffer the divorce of their parents. Moreover, half of all children born to married parents this year will experience the divorce of their parents before they reach their 18th birthday. In 1988, there were 51 divorces per 100 marriages.
More priority needs to be given to saving marriages.