By traditional you mean the passed couple thousand years and not the thousands of years prior.
Yikes... I would hope anyone who no longer respects each other, ignores consent, is no longer a team...would break the contract and move on.
Not at all. In tribal cultures sex is between husband and wife/s. Call it marriage, or whatever you like -- it takes effect when sexual intercourse occurs. Adultery is often punishable by death. It is a necessary tribal mechanism*. Religion only turned the tribal sexual mores into divine edict, imo
I think that's great, to orient oneself towards an ideal!
I grew up in a mainly Protestant society, where divorce was legal..
It shouldn't be hard to obtain divorce.
In Mark, the first Gospel, Jesus forbids divorce under any circumstances. In Matthew and Luke it is softened to allow divorce in case of adultery. The Catholic Church takes the attitude that the church cannot go directly against the words of Jesus himself, regardless of secular divorce laws. So the Catholic Church seeks to find loopholes for annulment of the marriage -- such as a partner did not understand the conditions when they entered the marriage -- and so invalidate the marriage from the startI grew up in a mainly Protestant society, where divorce was legal..
The Divorce Bill of 1857 introduced legislation granting divorces; this was passed over the opposition of most clergy.
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..and just as a matter of interest..
In 2002, the Church of England repealed a longtime ban on divorced people remarrying until after a spouse's death under "exceptional circumstances." This is why King Edward VIII, who married Wallis Simpson (a divorcee with a living ex-husband) in 1936 (i.e. before 2002), could not remain King (and head of the Church of England), while Prince Charles of Wales (later King Charles III) could marry Camilla Parker Bowles (a divorcee with a living ex-husband) in 2005 (i.e. after 2002) and later become King and head of the Church.
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It shouldn't be hard to obtain divorce.
Many countries acknowledge this today .. no-fault divorce
is more common .. and rightly so, IMO.
Nevertheless, divorce should not be regarded as trivial for married couples.
They should strive to pleases G-d, and cherish each other.
On what basis do you conclude that Jesus's words do not apply in all cases of divorce?
And that goes along with Judge not. I know more people that have divorced than have stayed married to their original partner. I was blessed to have grandparents and parents that stayed married to have an example for myself.. I however have two children from different fathers that I was not married to. It wasnt until my later life that I married and one husband passed away and to remarry again currently. Interestingly the latter two God chose for me without any doubt to myself. So here I am unable to judge another's actions as I am guilty as well. I feel no guilt but I definitely strive to be better and do better with what God has given me.
I believe that marriage forces a mans focus to share on wife and family along with God. Whereas an unmarried man would be able to put all of his focus on serving God and spreading the message. A eunuch would not have temptation of the flesh to be a stumbling block.Yes .. what's this about eunuchs?
..so "if this is the situation between husband and wife, it's better not to marry"
What do you think they meant by that?
Of course they didn't. Wives were paid for
That would be difficult to misunderstand what Jesus said so specifically. I have yet to see a marriage that ended in divorce that the two were unscathed emotionally. A marriage in my experience is more than physical it is also spiritual. Me and my husband frequently share the same thoughts it's weird! An example as trivial as it might seem I will be thinking I would love a certain type of cereal and he comes home with that exact cereal. These kinds of things happens all the time. Marriage should be an unselfish thing where we are serving each other and anticipating each others needs and wants.
Islam does not accept monasticism or celibacy. Many other religions do, as a choice for some who wish to renounce all attachments and devote their lives to God alone.Yes .. what's this about eunuchs?
..so "if this is the situation between husband and wife, it's better not to marry"
What do you think they meant by that?
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Marriage today is a contract...be it religious or govt imposed.
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