Attend a Christian College, Find a Christian Spouse
Step 1: Go to a Christian school.
Step 2: Find that “perfect someone.”
Step 3: Live happily ever after.
Okay, so it may not be quite that simple, but for many years people have kidded around by saying that Christian schools are “marriage factories.” Many parents have tried to help their teenagers see that, if you go to a Christian school, you have a much better chance of finding a Christian mate.
Now Facebook (of all places) is proving those thoughts to be exactly right.
A new study, conducted by Facebook, shows that a Christian school is the most likely place for married couples who met in college to have met. In fact, the top 25 schools where men find their spouse are all private, Christian colleges and universities.
Included in the top 25 are schools associated with Churches of Christ, all ranking highly. Harding University (at #2 overall), Freed-Hardeman University (#6), and Oklahoma Christian University (#10) all were in the top 10 of the schools where men found their spouse. Keep in mind, these are not just couples who might get married. The study was conducted among married couples who met their spouse while in college.
Why would this be the case?
Values.
While there are certainly many answers, a value system that still holds marriage honorable (Hebrews 13:4) and important has to be at the foundation of the reason. Since marriage is meant to be a covenant-keeping living picture of Jesus and His Church, who better to seek that out than those who hold to that view and have been taught that view for many years?
Now, does everyone who attends a Christian college find their mate? Of course not, and Christian couples must still work very hard on their marriage to keep it as God would have it throughout their life.
But it is remarkable how there is a correlation between attending a Christian college and finding a mate. If that doesn’t go in the “reasons to consider a Christian school” column, I’m not sure what will!
MORE INFO:
Soulmates? Christian Universities are Great Places to Meet a Spouse, Study Finds [Christian Chronicle]
Looking to Get Married? Try a Christian College [Religion News Service]
From Classmates to Soulmates [Facebook]
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