the thing is, none of us can speak from the stand-point of our own righteousness. Marriage isn’t sacred because of us. It is sacred because God says it is. Our lives are generally messes and most of us can’t stand up and say “hey, I did this thing right.” we can stand and say, hey, even though I have not lived my life perfectly - God’s Word, which is higher than my own record, says it this way - and regardless how I’ve lived it, that makes it so.
Agreed. And two sad people with obvious issues don’t deserve to be made fun of. They seem like they are otherwise nice people, or at least have not done society much harm. No criminal records or such. No friends or neighbors claiming they shrink heads in the basement or other craziness. They faced some of life’s painful experiences, had limited support networks, and made some bad decisions compelled by base instinct unchecked by thought. I do not excuse their life choices, but I think they needed people’s help and came up dry.