A nonprofit organization that works with churches nationwide to develop stronger families has released a study of churchgoers that suggests a collapse in marriage and resident fatherhood is fueling widespread loneliness and “the unraveling of Christianity” in the U.S.
Communio conducted a survey of 19,000 Sunday church attendees while they were attending services at 112 evangelical, Protestant and Roman Catholic churches. While it found that just 22% of regular churchgoers are lonely, the study noted “a substantial gap between married, cohabiting, and single Sunday churchgoers in feelings of loneliness.”
“We are told that you should not prioritize getting married and having a family, that you should instead prioritize climbing the career ladder and maximizing your income,” Communio president J.P. DeGance and study author told Fox News Digital.