It turns out that in both countries, single Christian women are leaving churches at increasingly high rates. One study showed that single women are the most likely group to leave Christianity. Of course, there is a distinction between leaving church and leaving Christianity, and these studies do not make the difference clear. SinglehoodThe first thing I discovered is that single Christian women are leaving because they are single. The word “intimidating” came up often in my interviews with single Christian women – an accusation launched at even the most unintimidating women.