Anthropology: Marriage and Divorce

Historically, divorce was viewed as a sin and was prohibited because religious beliefs and doctrines viewed marriage as a Holy

All things considered, divorce should not be a word that is commonly used. A man and woman should be married for all the right reasons, until one or both passes away. Divorce does not just harm the couple, but the children are affected as well. Some children turn to depression, cheating, drugs, and stealing while others are happy with the decision made by their parents. Hopefully as the years progress, divorce rates will

Divorce is more common and much more socially accepted than it was fifty to one hundred years ago. Couples tend to divorce because it is easier than staying married and working through their problems. Most married couples thinking about divorce are so busy worrying about themselves that they fail to realize how large an impact their actions can have on their children and extended family.

Divorce is the legal severing of marital bonds and is on the rise in North America. In 2011, divorce in Blacks or African Americans is at an all-time high. Divorce has many implications for a society. If current trends continue, researches postulated that if African American children were not born outside of wedlock, the African American population would fail to reproduce itself and would rapidly die off. Blacks who are married live longer, are wealthier, happier, and choose healthy behaviors compared to Blacks who are divorced. Many Blacks living in the South or the “Bible Belt” of America profess faith in Christ or other spiritual connections, are often frequent

This is gross to God. Professor Russell Dykstra writes in a Standard Bearer that, “Divorce is ugly.” “It’s when one home becomes two”...”at enmity with each other.” Marriage is meant to be a bond of friendship forever. Marriage is a picture of Christ and His church. This picture is getting ruined by the world when parents divorce. This sin of divorce is progressing quickly and it is causing other problems as well. The “two families are at enmity with each other” is said once again by Prof. Dykstra. They absolutely hate each other. This is very complicated for a child to live through. Prof. Dykstra speaks of Elizabeth Marquardt who is the author of a published book called Between Two Worlds in which she explains the hardships of living in a home with divorced parents (Marriage Divorce 2). She says in her book that children living in these kinds of homes are living a difficult life. Children have to learn two different ways of living. One parent expects this and that from the child while the other parent has different expectations. One of the biggest things a Christian, who is in the midst of a divorce, faces is that of his or her belief. The cause of divorcement in the church is that of beliefs most often. The parents do not agree on what they believe so they figure they can’t live together. Without a say, the child is forced to believe a certain belief while at one house while another belief at the other house. The confusement that must be going through this child’s head is almost unimaginable. So for this child, the only way to escape this mess in his or her life they runaway.

The modern family is a family who associates with each other but they do not spend an efficient amount of time with each other as a priority and often puts themselves before each other. According to Kingslover, “That it selfishly puts personal happiness ahead of family integrity.” Kingslover is talking about divorce and he puts it into practical words that makes others think about what divorce is. In today’s world, divorce is very common and is sad, because according to the Bible when the decision is made to get marries, the two people have to work things out. Matthew 5:31-32,“It has been said, ‘Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.’ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, makes her the victim of adultery, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.” This verse is what most people today are doing. They are having sexual affairs with other people and then get a divorce and that is a sin. They also are looking to television shows as the fairy tale marriage and expecting marriage to be just like what is shown on tv. Divorce was something taken seriously but now it is a common way for people who want out. Sinning is very common today, from lying, stealing, adultery and murder. These are all sins that are becoming middling each and every day. What kind of world is the world turning into? It is scary to think about and to think about what the world is going to be like in 25

God purposefully designed marriage as one man and one woman, because God recognized that “it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him” (Gen. 2:18 NIV). This companion that God formed came from Adam’s side, and her role in Creation was to be a companion to man who was both a complementary helper and his partner in procreation. At that point, marriage was instituted, as the man and woman were united together and became “one

In the dictionary divorce is described as the following: A judicial declaration dissolving a marriage in whole or in part; one that releases a husband and a wife from all matrimonial obligations.2 Although, divorce in the Bible is described as something that God detest, it is also something that God does allow under special circumstances. In the Old Testament, men abused those special circumstances and obtained divorces from their spouses under ridiculous circumstances. In the New Testament, Jesus makes it very clear on what are the circumstances that God does allow a divorce to take place, but He does not say that it’s a mandatory issue.

Whereas the Christian views on divorce are that marriage is for life. People take vows for better or worse so if they meant that then there should be no divorce. For instance the Roman Catholic Church believe there shouldn’t be any divorce unless the marriage has not been consummated or they are willing to get a divorce with the

A major factor that many couples cite for divorce is directly related to the decline of religious views. In the past many American citizens grew up attending church and were taught that marriage was a sacred bond between a husband and his wife. In the past, the church ostracized its members who divorced each other. When a person was married and took vows to be faithful to their partner forever, it was viewed as a very

Most people argue that the family is in ‘crisis’. They point to the rapidly increasing divorce rate, cohabitation, illegitimacy and number of single parent families.

In the world today, many men and women believe divorce is always a dreadful thing that occurs, but there is actually a beneficial side to it. Divorce has been around for many years and mainly just men were the only ones capable to make the decisions. Until, The Guardian states,” The 1857 Matrimonial Causes Act allowed ordinary people to divorce.” Under this new law, it was capable for women to make the decision, they just had to prove the facts to withhold a divorce. Following 1857, in 1923 there was a private member’s bill that allowed women to petition for a divorce for adultery. However, it only made it a little bit easier, they still needed to prove the reason. A few years later, they were able to pass another law, this law allowed divorce

I believe that divorce is derived from many different reasons that may be controllable and uncontrollable. Although I do not believe, divorce is the only options for a couple I think they should weigh their options very clearly for a lengthened period to make sure that they have not made a mistake. I also believe that Christian laws for divorce are very detrimental, they do not allow for many other reason that cause divorce. Furthermore, I believe that one can only be held accountable for their own actions and that is why marriage is depicted off faith. However, I think Christianity should broaden their thoughts on divorce, as I do not believe that God would command that his followers live an unhappy life.

Saint Paul interpreted the word of Christ on divorce and wrote “To the married I give charge, not I but the Lord, that the wife should not separate from her husband, but if she does, let her remain single or else be

Matthew 5:31-32: ¡¥ ¡§It has been said, ¡¥Anyone who divorces his wife must give her a certificate of divorce.¡¦ But I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, causes her to become and adulteress, and anyone who marries a divorced woman commits adultery.¡¨¡¦