Three out of Four

In 2002, there were 7.7 marriages for every 1,000 people in North Carolina, according to statistics from the North Carolina State Center for Health Statistics. That same year, there were 4.4 divorces for every 1,000 people.

In Forsyth County in 2002, the rate was 6.5 marriages and 4.9 divorces for every 1,000 people.

Looked at another way, there were 2,046 marriages in Forsyth in 2002, and 1,547 divorces.

According to these numbers, 76% of marriages in Forsyth County end in divorce.

Is this an indicator that people have a lack of faith in their spouses?

Lack of faith in the government, lack of faith in your neighbor, lack of faith in yourself?

Are these the indicators of a spiritually bancrupt society?

What does it say when someone would rather spend their time watching reality television shows that reward greed and self preservation, like The Apprentice, than spend time helping out a neighbor in need? You're Fired!! Dictated by NBC, GE, the media, multinational corporations, you need this...trust us...because you can't trust yourself. And while our CEO receives a bonus the size of which you may not even conceive, your wellbeing is collateral damage.

Is this how we want to live? Are we too proud to say we have made mistakes? Are we too quick to satisfy our carnal desires and survival instincts? Are we so tied to this material culture that we cannot see that we have a choice? Where do you really fall on Maslow's Heirarchy?

My request is this: ponder why such a spiritually bountiful event as a marriage could be rent asunder 76% of the time.