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Wife of South Carolina Republican congressman files for divorce, alleges 'extramarital' affair [Duncan]
Fox News ^ | 9/23/23 | Kyle Morris

Posted on 09/23/2023 9:18:33 PM PDT by CFW

The wife of Rep. Jeff Duncan, R-S.C., has filed for divorce, alleging he had at least one affair during their marriage.

In the Friday filing at a courthouse in Laurens County, Melody Duncan, who has three adult children with the congressman, accused her husband of having multiple extramarital affairs and leaving their home to live with another woman.

Duncan, who touts himself online as a "strong advocate for life and traditional family values," has been married to Melody since December 1988.

The filing, which came around noon on Friday, listed Duncan's paramour as Liz Williams, who is reportedly a lobbyist in the Washington, D.C. area.

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To: Mr. N. Wolfe

Think he could have been targeted for compromise by the commies/DS in DC?


101 posted on 09/24/2023 10:01:27 AM PDT by curious7
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To: Jonty30

And that explains why you’ve incorrectly tried to use the passage in 1 Corinthians to justify your position.


102 posted on 09/24/2023 11:04:27 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

Marriage is a covenant. If a spouse has left the marriage within the home, youre not obligated to stay. A spouse who has made themselves absent within the marriage is an abusive spouse.


103 posted on 09/24/2023 11:10:03 AM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Jonty30

Nope. Not within the context of 1 Corinthians. You’re reading something into the passage that’s not there to justify your answer.


104 posted on 09/24/2023 11:12:47 AM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

Im justifying it under the obligations of being a spouse. If you dont want to be one, the other partner is free to not be one either.

If you want to be a spouse, be one. Or let them go their way.


105 posted on 09/24/2023 11:16:22 AM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: ealgeone

Im fine in my position.
https://lifesavingdivorce.com/abuse-in-bible/


106 posted on 09/24/2023 11:17:58 AM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: CFW

So, the motivation for sexual cheating is obvious. Sex is fun. Less clear to me are men that do this whole second relationship thing. That sounds incredibly draining.


107 posted on 09/24/2023 11:27:48 AM PDT by Stravinsky
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To: Jonty30

ah i get it you think he’s not getting “enough” sex.


108 posted on 09/24/2023 11:38:25 AM PDT by ronniesgal (The bidens are actually more white trashy than the Clintons, and that's sayin' something)
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To: ronniesgal

With him, maybe not. However, for many men, they are abandoned within the marriage. Women often will trap beta men in marriages through lots of attention that leads up to the marriage and then effectively abandon them within the marriage. When that happens, I have absolutely no problem with him divorcing her. My position is the same if it was thecreverse, because I know that happens as well.


109 posted on 09/24/2023 11:54:16 AM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Wally_Kalbacken; napscoordinator; curious7

Thanks for your comments.

I agree with you that adultery is sinful and wrong but that wasn’t the point of my post. I was just pointing out that Mr. Duncan got 97.6 percent of the vote in a general election. While it’s not unusual for a politician to get 100 percent of the vote in a primary election, it’s extremely rare for anyone to get over 97 percent in a general election.

https://ballotpedia.org/Jeff_Duncan_(South_Carolina)

He’s been in congress for 12 years but I had never heard of him. His voting record is superb.

https://libertyscore.conservativereview.com/jeff-duncan

He’s a real estate broker and an auctioneer and he looks like John Solomon.

John Solomon: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6A2mT4xKq74

Jeff Duncan: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-5P624ape4

I just found the story fascinating. That’s all.


110 posted on 09/24/2023 12:06:58 PM PDT by Mr. N. Wolfe
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To: Jonty30

okay got it.
she may feel like he abandoned her as he chases his ego to Washington DC.


111 posted on 09/24/2023 12:22:27 PM PDT by ronniesgal (The bidens are actually more white trashy than the Clintons, and that's sayin' something)
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To: ronniesgal

Yes, maybe. If he is living in Washington and doing to stay in contact with her, I wouldnt blame him for divorcing him.


112 posted on 09/24/2023 12:25:37 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Fai Mao
Mistake is locking your keys in the car.

Adultery is premeditated treachery. Worst thing for society is treacherous politicians regardless of (R) or (D) tags. Is this cheater a “family values” Republican Rep?

113 posted on 09/24/2023 12:31:33 PM PDT by rollo tomasi
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To: Jonty30
Your blogger conveniently ignores this key passage from Jesus on this topic.

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3Some Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”

4And He answered and said, “Have you not read that He who created them from the beginning MADE THEM MALE AND FEMALE, 5and said, ‘FOR THIS REASON A MAN SHALL LEAVE HIS FATHER AND MOTHER AND BE JOINED TO HIS WIFE, AND THE TWO SHALL BECOME ONE FLESH’?

6“So they are no longer two, but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let no man separate.”

7They said to Him, “Why then did Moses command to GIVE HER A CERTIFICATE OF DIVORCE AND SEND her AWAY?” 8He said to them, “Because of your hardness of heart Moses permitted you to divorce your wives; but from the beginning it has not been this way.

9“And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for immorality, and marries another woman commits adultery.”

Matthew 19:3-9 NASB

114 posted on 09/24/2023 2:09:44 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

In other words, men should avoid marriage like the plague it is, because there is absolutely nothing in it for them but lifelong suffering. They ate screwed no matter what choice they make. Better off to live the single life, because women are not worth the effort.

That is the argumentnthe lifelong, no benefit, marriage freeper advocates are making.

I completely agree. If there is nothing worth it in marriage for men, dont bother. The women can choose to be alone or concubines. It is all the same.


115 posted on 09/24/2023 2:15:44 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Jonty30
You have a completely non-biblical view on this topic. We don't have any common ground on this issue.

Enjoyed the chat. Have a good one.

116 posted on 09/24/2023 2:31:05 PM PDT by ealgeone
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To: ealgeone

I find that American Christians dont necessarily have a good understanding of what the Bible does teach. God does not teach to stay married, even if every day is highly abusive. I dont think keeping God’s commands should result in an early death for anybody.

I would maintain that there is some misunderstanding of what God wants.


117 posted on 09/24/2023 2:38:57 PM PDT by Jonty30 (If liberals were truth tellers, they'd call themselves literals. )
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To: Theoria

“He did the ****king, now he’s gonna get **cked.”


Yep. It’s gonna be expensive for him. I wonder if the new “piece” will stick around long once she realizes that most of his assets and future income will pretty much belong to the ex. He is going to be spending a lot of money on attorney’s fees, alimony, and child support for the next few years.

I wonder if five years from now he will still think she was worth it?


118 posted on 09/24/2023 2:44:29 PM PDT by CFW (I will not comply!)
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To: CFW

This past Monday, I lost my wife of 55 year to a horrific battle with Large B Cell Double Hit Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma. I would give anything to hug her again.
Some people don’t appreciate what they have until it’s gone forever.


119 posted on 09/24/2023 7:31:41 PM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 ( This clears up a lot of misconception)
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To: CFW

This past Monday, I lost my wife of 55 year to a horrific battle with Large B Cell Double Hit Non- Hodgkins Lymphoma. I would give anything to hug her again.
Some people don’t appreciate what they have until it’s gone forever.


120 posted on 09/24/2023 7:32:14 PM PDT by V V Camp Enari 67-68 ( This clears up a lot of misconception)
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