HDRKID
Senior Member
Importance of fathers is something our society does minimize.
Data is in. Fathers are important to the psychic well being of their sons.
What we are told is that not having a mother or father makes no difference growing up.
I would like to see a study done seeing the effect of no religion versus believing in Jesus Christ.
TAKEN FROM 85% of Youths in Prison Grew Up in Fatherless Home
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)
(Because only a portion of each age group grew up in a fatherless home,) these statistics translate to mean that children from fatherless homes are:
Data is in. Fathers are important to the psychic well being of their sons.
What we are told is that not having a mother or father makes no difference growing up.
I would like to see a study done seeing the effect of no religion versus believing in Jesus Christ.
TAKEN FROM 85% of Youths in Prison Grew Up in Fatherless Home
85% of all youths sitting in prisons grew up in a fatherless home (Source: Fulton Co. Georgia jail populations, Texas Dept. of Corrections 1992)
(Because only a portion of each age group grew up in a fatherless home,) these statistics translate to mean that children from fatherless homes are:
- 5 times more likely to commit suicide
- 32 times more likely to run away
- 20 times more likely to have behavioral disorders
- 14 times more likely to commit rape
- 9 times more likely to drop out of high school
- 10 times more likely to abuse chemical substances
- 9 times more likely to end up in a state-operated institution
- 20 times more likely to end up in prison.
