(This is from a series of posts on the Iron Sharpens Iron Men’s Conference in Hartford, CT on March 24, 2007. To view the whole series, click here.)

Here are some interesting statistics that were scattered throughout the 2007 Conference Program:

Two are Better than One – So Some Believe
Did you know that more fathers than mothers believe that two parents are more effective at raising children than one parent alone? Forty-four percent of mothers believe one parent is sufficient while only 25% of fathers hold that belief.
– ChildTrends, Washington DC June 6, 2006

The Explosion of Internet Pornography
    2.5 billion daily pornographic emails (8% of all emails)
    1.5 billion daily pornographic downloads (35% of all downloads)
    68 million daily pornographic search engine requests (25% of all requests)
– Pornography Statistics 2003. Family Safe Media. www.familysafemedia.com, 2003

Dads Make a Difference
Mother attends church regularly. Father does not attend church at all.
    2% of their children will end up attending church regularly
    37% of their children will end up attending church irregularly
    60% of their children will end up not attending at all

Father attends church regularly. Mother does not attend church at all.
    44% of their children will end up attending church regularly
    22% of their children will end up attending church irregularly
    34% of their children will end up not attending at all
– Center for Christ and Culture, Dallas, TX June 2006

Oops – What Happened?
Christians can be generous – but does it depend on the year? The percentage of U.S. born-again adults who tithed was 12 percent in 2000, 14% in 2001, and 6% in 2002.
– George Barna, to Generous Giving, Chattanooga, Tenn., June 12, 2004)