The divorce rate has risen substantially in the last 20 years. There was a time, not too far off, that divorce was almost unheard of. Now, nearly one half or marriages die with divorce. And most of them last for no longer than 3 years. Many people get married and really have no intent of staying married for all of their lives. Marriage is no longer something sacred to everyone. Some religions do consider it a scared thing, but atheists and not so religious people thing of it as a worldly thing, that does not need to be honored and treated as a thing of honor. I believe that some of this has something to do with the fact sex before marriage is o.k. and accepted among our society. Because of this, infidelty is not something to b ashamed of any more either. Marraige is no longer the sacred norm it used to be. Why? The demoralization of America.
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I disagree with your correlation that nonreligious people treat marriage as something nonsacred or something that shouldn't be honored. And on the contrary I would argue that many of today's divorces (but not all) are happening because of an increase in moral behavior and standards, not a decrease.
For examples of this, let's look at the changes over the past twenty or so years. It is no longer okay to beat your wife. It's no longer okay to stay with a spouse who beats your kids. More people are less tolerant of adultery or unfaithfulness. And it is no longer okay to stay with a spouse who does not want you, is repressing you, or is in some other way abusing you.
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The main reason why divorce rate has risen is because it has become more acceptable in today's society. The amount of failed marriages, however, has probably still stayed constant.