Fathers Figure

The Statistical Effect of Children Without A Father


63% of youth suicides are from fatherless homes
(source: US DHHS Bureau of Census)

90% of all homeless and runaway children
(source: Center for Disease Control)

85% of all children that exhibit behavioral disorders
(source: CDC)

80% of rapists motivated with displaced anger
(source: Criminal Justice and Behavior vol. 14)

71% of all high school dropouts
(source: National Principals Association “Report on the State of High Schools)

70% of juveniles in state operated institutions
(source: US Dept. of Justice)

85% of all youths in prison grew up in a fatherless home
(source: Texas Dept. of Corrections, 1992)

Nearly 2 of every 5 children do not live with their fathers.
(source: US News and World Report)


From www.fathersforlife.org


I have often heard statistics like this, but never seen them so well documented. They are a startling reminder of the importance of the complete family unit.

For years now the traditional family unit, a male dad, and a female mom, has been under attack. The feminist movement now has technology to make fatherhood obsolete. With the advent and use of no-fault divorce and other factors, a fatherless family is no longer atypical.

We need a revival and it needs to start in the church. A revival of committed, sold-out men. Men who are surrendered to the Lordship of Jesus Christ. Men who are committed to their wives and love them the way Christ loved the church. Men who are spiritual leaders in their homes. Men who are courageous enough to do all these things regardless of the criticism received by the culture. Too much is at stake for us to ignore this issue.

This is a calling for all fathers to be all that God intends them to be. May God grant us grace, wisdom and strength to be true men in Christ.