Mormon Temple Marriages have only 6% Divorce Rate

ama49 · #1 (**permalink**) 08-29-2008, 07:50 PM

Mormon Temple Marriages have only 6% Divorce Rate Grace for Grace

georgia2 · #2 (**permalink**) 08-30-2008, 11:07 PM

Well. I'm that 6%! Since we are in the latter days, it is happening more and more.

checkerboy · #3 (**permalink**) 08-30-2008, 11:09 PM

I am glad to be part of that elite 6% myself. Woohoo!! Finally something that I am in the top of.

funkymonkey · #4 (**permalink**) 08-30-2008, 11:25 PM

Um I don't know if I believe this statistic. I know that temple marriages have a lower divorce rate but I don't remember it being that low. From the articles I've read in the past divorce rates are higher than they have ever been for temple marriages.
Maybe a little more research on this number would be a good idea...?

Moksha · #5 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 12:39 AM

That unusually low number does sound suspect.

prisonchaplain · #6 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 03:27 AM

I'm not sure about the statistic, but we can hope that when young people go through the rough patches of marriage, the promises they have made, and the belief that have in eternal marriage, and the social pressure...that these will help them to stick it out, and not give up so easily.

On the other hand, when the marriage must fail, due to one partner's failure (abuse, cheating, abandonment, etc.), then is mercy, understanding, and 'bearing one another's burdens" harder to come by? No answers...most churches struggle with this...if we make it too comfortable, are we encouraging divorce? But, if we are too focused on keeping the standards high (and the rates low), do we neglect those who need help?

MarginOfError · #7 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 05:23 AM

I'm afraid I find this a little hard to swallow as well. I've heard various numbers of LDS divorce rates, with the general rate ranging anywhere from the 24% here to 40%. The 6% for temple marriages also seems a bit low to me. Especially since it implies a 75% divorce rate among non-temple marriages.

Unfortunately, your links to this study didn't work, so I can't do a real critique of the research. Could you try posting the link to the research again?

ama49 · #8 (**permalink**) 08-31-2008, 03:17 PM

Hi everyone,

Sorry for the confusion of the link to the study. Like I say in the post, it's an older study done in 2000, but the link to the study that says temple marriages have only a 6% divorce rate is updated....

RachelleDrew · #9 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 08:44 AM

I can't say that I believe it's that low. If that's the case, my area is making up that entire 6%.

Rico · #10 (**permalink**) 09-01-2008, 09:24 AM

Are those stats for the entire church or just the US? I suspect the divorce is lower outside the US. For example, there is no divorce in the Philippines so very, very few temple marriages end in divorce.

It also probably doesn't count those who went inactive before they got divorced since they'd have no reason to report that their temple marriage resulted in a divorce.