As another week turns the page of my life’s story, I am reminded of a recent article from Yahoo.com that left a burden on my heart and a headache in my mind (Of course, there are many articles on Yahoo that leave me feeling this way). However, this one left me wondering whether such an ideological farce would invade the American courts. I found a similar article, not from yahoo, but it conveys the same idea. There is an interesting video above that relates to the article below. The video reveals what this man, who deals with many divorce cases, thinks about the whole idea in Mexico (By the way, this guy hits the nail right on the head).
More traditional couples could still choose "till death do us part." But those who don't expect to stay married forever... Could set an end date of as little as two years. After that, they could choose to renew their marriage.
The bill is designed to reduce painful and costly divorces, by letting marriages end easily and outlining child custody and property agreements beforehand.... You can find this full article on http://www.digtriad.com/news/article/193805/1/Mexico-City-Considers-Allowing-Temporary-Marriages
Apart from such a notion being completely against God's desires and design, here are other reasons I have written down to show why this would not work or be morally right!
1) Flippancy in marriage
2) Lack of responsibility
a. The fact that there is a number with “freedom” from marriage in mind
b. The view that marriage is a “what can I get out of it” mentality
3) Distorted view of love
a. Love is seen as not some Grand, Noble Commitment, but a Small, Negotiable Contract
i. Guy: Hey, what about two years? I can give you that much of a promise.
ii. Girl: No, are you serious? What if I have a baby?! Make it 5 years.
iii. Guy: Sheesh, five years. That is a long time. I mean nobody sticks together that long anymore. I’ll give you 3 years and I’ll throw in 1,000 bucks, if we have a kid.
iv. Girl: Deal! Besides, I can simply abort an unwanted baby.
b. Love is based on minute feelings and different circumstances, not faithfulness and choice
4) Destruction of what Marriage, for countless ages, throughout history has been upheld as (apart from strange dealings of certain, unusual paganistic traditions) marriage has been viewed as an attempt for life.
5) Disastrous for children and for the spouses
a. Though people say divorce is hard on everyone, how much worse for a child who has had 5 stepfathers in 10 years, because his mother seeks just 2 year commitments or a girl has 5 different half-siblings.
The only reasons for such a foolish idea is not dealing with the hassle of divorce and blindly thinking that the children will have an easier experience. How easy would it be to know that your Father has only had a term contract with your mother for 5 years and that it is so easy for him to leave you and your family! Whoever came up with or supports this type of marriage contract idea is revealing cowardice, laziness, and foolishness.
b. Rather than fighting for a special marriage that will yield, in time, much satisfaction, the spouses will be completely shallow, critical, and lazy thus reaping only suffering and hardship.
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