Hard-Core Christians Relaxing About Divorce

Naomi Dunne — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 08:00:04 -0500

It looks like it's not just the adulterers getting divorced these days. According to an article I read over the weekend, many evangelical Christian groups are relaxing both their attitudes about and criteria for divorce.

Traditionally speaking, the only acceptable reason to get divorced in many of these circles was adultery. I guess that meant that if he beat the kids you could leave, but you couldn't make it legal. Nowadays, many Christian churches are expanding their list of reasons to split to include abuse, abandonment, and emotional cruelty, and they're saying all of the above reasons can be biblically justified.

Well, it's about time. Here's my issue: There seems to be a prevailing belief in the churches of the nation that says divorce is wrong because God can solve your marriage problems. That may be, but both husband and wife have to want to make it right.

If one of the members of the union is being unliveable and sees no reason whatsoever to change their behavior, why should the victim be forced to remain in the marriage?

Try counselling, they say. But what if your spouse won't go? Pray together, they admonish. But what if your spouse won't pray?

Paula White, the divorced author of You're All That, says that God can mend any relationship "if both persons are willing to come into alignment with His principles." Frankly, if both parties are willing to align on any principles, their marriage can probably be saved. If not, let them get divorced and make somebody else miserable.

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