Is Divorce a Sin?

Before continuing you may wish to read my thoughts on “Love is” and “Marriage is”, to more fully understand my thoughts on divorce.

Divorce is something that should never have to happen, but in many cases is mandatory.
First off divorce is defined as,
The legal termination of a marriage contract.

Divorce simply stated , means a couple no longer has the legal rights allowed by society. This does not mean the couple is not married just that it is not recognized by law. Many senior citizens get divorced every day but remain married. How, you say, can that be? Easy, they cancel their marriage contract but keep their emotional bound. Now you want to know, why would they do such a thing? The answer is, they do not wish to separate, they merely need to receive a larger social security payments in order to survive financially. In doing so they have to submit several separate legal forms in order to get back rights covered by the one marriage contract. Such forms as, wills and power of attorney.

Now back to the divorce topic. Is it bad or good? Good in that, the couple no longer have any legal obligation to each other. Bad in that, there was never a joint emotionally bond and the marriage contract should never have been made.

There are many valid reasons to end the contract of marriage such as adultery, physical or mental abuse, abandonment and many more. The courts now days, only accepts incompatible or “no fault” as reason for divorce. It reduces the amount of court time required and does away with the burden of proof required in most legal cases,

I know, I know, what about “What God hath put together let no man put asunder.”
Get real !! Do you honestly think God has any thing to do with the marriage of two people after social or financial status? How about two sex crazed kids trying to become adults? And my all time favorite, was God involved in the marriage of two people high on drugs or alcohol on a Saturday night? I don’t think so !! If God puts two people together, no man, woman or society can end their emotional bond. Man-kind my be able to separate, a truly married couple, but they will “never” end their love for each other.


Just one old man’s thoughts on the matter.