We already knew it, but here's the data...

By Miss Adventure

I know that I, along with other females, have frequently asked, "Where are the men?" They certainly don't seem to be at church. Those of us who are hoping to find that strong, godly, Christian man seem to be at something of a loss. Especially, I think, those of us in our 30's. These men are either married already or MIA.

I heard a staggering statistic the other morning as I listened to a Christian pastor preaching on the radio while I drove to work. The statistic dealt with children growing up and continuing as church attendees in their adulthood. It said that if both parents are regular church attendees, the 72% of children were likely to continue. It drops to 55% if it is just the father that attends church and get this....it drops all the way to 15% if it is just the mother attending church.

Now, I know statistics can be skewed and twisted around, but after a tiny bit of further research I did find some other articles that supported the idea that the father's impact was greater on children attending church than the mother. Regardless of what the real numbers are, this only supports my reasons why I would want to marry a man who holds the same beliefs I do so that my children will have both parents as a positive role model. That brings me back to my question of where are those men? I'm not finding them at church!

I came across this website that states that the church is made up of 61% women and 39% men. Again, I don't know how accurate or specific their data is, but as I said women, we already know the men aren't there. Sorry it's not better news.