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November 2015 – LifeWay Research asked Americans and Protestant pastors under what circumstances they consider divorce to be sinful. The five scenarios presented in the survey were: no longer being in love with one another, addiction to pornography, adultery, abuse, and abandonment. No more than 38% of Americans said divorce is a sin in any of these given situations. Only 37% of Americans and 19% of pastors said divorce would be sinful if none of these situations applied. A large number (61%) of pastors agreed that it would be a sin for a couple to divorce on the grounds that they no longer love each other.

onenewsnow.com, 8/17/15; lifewayresearch.com, 8/12/15