Divorce can impact devotion, according to a study published in the Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. Researchers found that kids who grew up in religious households were far more likely to leave the faith if their parents divorced. In fact, they were twice as likely to scrap their faith than peers who came from intact homes. “When both parents are religious, the effect of divorce has a negative effect on religiosity,” said Jeremy Uecker, a Baylor University professor and lead author of the study. “They might think their parents’ marriage was ordained by God or something and that breakup can have more of an effect on their religiousness in adulthood.” (U.S. News)

Paul Asay has covered religion for The Washington Post, Christianity Today, Beliefnet.com and The (Colorado Springs) Gazette. He writes about culture for Plugged In and wrote the Batman book God on the Streets of Gotham (Tyndale). He lives in Colorado Springs with wife, Wendy, and two children. Follow him on http://www.Twitter.com@AsayPaul.