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To: NYer
What is interesting is that the Lutheran’s (and that includes the ELCA) and the RCC have similar and lower divorce rates. I suspect that part of it is that often both have rather in depth pre marital meetings with the priest/pastor.

That and in the more “conservative” parts of both confessions (for lack of a better term), we are really not an “American” church. We still do things differently than the mega church down the road.

22 posted on 06/13/2007 6:06:24 PM PDT by redgolum ("God is dead" -- Nietzsche. "Nietzsche is dead" -- God.)
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To: redgolum
The pre marriage counseling and understanding of the meaning of evangelizing each other I think helps the longevity of marriage. Other practices like NFP increase communication in the relationship, which furthers closeness.
23 posted on 06/13/2007 11:13:55 PM PDT by neb52
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