The World and Everything In It The flight from marriage
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May 9, 2026 
J.P. DeGantz, author and marriage advocate who leads Communio, argues marriage shapes families, churches, and culture. He discusses why marriage matters socially and how shifting laws and attitudes hollow out faith communities. He describes Jacksonville’s program that cut divorces and shares simple daily practices and scalable church-led coaching to strengthen unions.
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Marriage As Covenantal Sign Of Salvation
- Scripture frames marriage as the covenantal sign of salvation and an image of Christ's love for the church.
- J.P. DeGantz says withdrawing from teaching this has left cultural forces shaping young people's views on marriage.
Policy Shifts Weakened Marriage Responsibility
- Legal and policy shifts (no-fault divorce, Obergefell) changed marriage's public responsibilities and weakened long-term stability.
- J.P. DeGantz argues these changes increased trauma and made churches hesitant to teach covenantal marriage.
Jacksonville Program Cut Divorce 24%
- In Jacksonville Communio scaled Christian relationship education through 93 churches and digital outreach and reached 58,900 people in three years.
- The program correlated with a 24% drop in the city's divorce rate.
