Crisis in American Marriages

The pressure to recognize gay marriages is not the biggest threat to traditional marriage and parenting. The greatest threat is heterosexuals who are poorly trained to manage heterosexual relationships. The key is to equip Christians to do a better job of

1. Pre-Marital Prep

2. Marriage enrichment

3. Parent Training

4. Healing Marriages

I suggest that churches stop all other programming to focus on building strong families. Nothing is as important.

If you do not believe me, or common sense, believe the research.

Family breakdown is the greatest threat to American society there is. I read a series of studies when I first entered grad school by a man named Harry F. Harlow. He took Rhesus Monkeys and separated them from their mothers for differing lengths of time.  The name of one was The Heterosexual Affection System of Primates and he discovered that a lack of parental nurture in babies led to monkey that had no interest in heterosexual sex.

When they did have sex and produced a baby there was a tendency of the parent to beat the child.

What can we do about it? Love those who struggle and establish centers of healing in every church.  Our web has many free videos on healing and growth and materials you can buy. I hope you can use them.

The Family Resource Builder is a wonderful tool for couples to use in private to enrich their marriages and family life. I urge each of us to take the Self Assessment and work to renew our relationships.