Here's Another Reason Millennials Are Leaving The Church

A recent report from the Public Religion Research Institute (PRRI) suggests that divorce is a significant factor in provoking millennials to leave the church.

The report, published last month, was titled, Exodus: Why Americans are Leaving Religion – and Why They're Unlikely to Come Back. It says: "Americans who were raised by divorced parents are more likely than children whose parents were married during most of their formative years to be religiously unaffiliated (35 per cent vs. 23 per cent respectively)."

Divorce also impacts not just religious affiliation, but attendance too: "Americans who were raised by divorced parents are less likely than children whose parents were married during most of their childhood to report attending religious services at least once per week (21 per cent vs. 34 per cent, respectively)."