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the family that prays together stays together en · X

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  1. Shared religious observance strengthens family stability.
    • Remember, the family that prays together stays together. Start with routine prayer, like saying a blessing at each meal. 2007, Clyde A. Bonar, Amen, I Say to You:
    • They will get misty eyed and tell you that they believe families should worship together; after all, “the family that prays together stays together.” 2011, Calvin Miller, Letters to a Young Pastor:
    • Captured by the adage “the family that prays together stays together”— individuals in the United States feel that shared religious beliefs are a glue that strengthen familial bonds and deepen love between relatives. 2014, Melanie E. Brewster, Atheists in America, page 137:
    • One does not have to read far into any Christian text on prayer to find the affirmation, “The family that prays together stays together.” Stanley Hauerwas questions the appropriateness of this aphorism, pointing out how an overemphasis on family stability can displace the fundamental role of the church and misconstrue the point of prayer. 2010, Julie Hanlon Rubio, Family Ethics: Practices for Christians, page 214: