[Alamo-Girl]

Yes because raping men at divorce court will encourage men to play the marriage 2.0 game. It’s so much easier to blame da gayz than it is to blame the ball busting Western women.

I detect raging misogynism in your reply here and earlier.

But I also suspect your ire is misplaced because divorce law varies greatly by State.

For instance, spousal maintenance is difficult to obtain under Texas law. As I recall it is based on one's inability to obtain employment, is limited to three years and can only be made indefinite if the spouse asking for maintenance is handicapped.

Also, Texas District Court judges I have personally known have only two concerns in a divorce proceeding: the custody of the children and the interests of the creditors. As I recall, in a custody dispute the Texas judge speaks to the children age 10 or over to see where they want to live and will try to make it so on the theory that they are at risk of becoming runaways.

Also on personal knowledge, I aver that Texas judges will distribute debt obligation according to the spouse's ability to service the debt. A wife who makes the lion's share of income will be saddled with the lion's share of debt.

Concerning marriage per se, I observe that many of today's marriages are merely contracts and not Holy matrimony, despite the title of the person who conducted the marriage ceremony.

God alone can make anything holy. And no minister has power over God.

A Holy matrimony occurs when God brings two people together and makes them one in His eyes. Adam and Eve, for instance, were united by God Himself.

And when God brings two people together, woe begets anyone who separates them:

What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder. - Mark 10:9

These modern day contracts that people call "marriage" are doomed from the get-go because God didn't do it. They are the result of self-will run awry meaning one or the other or both didn't take God seriously in the first place.

Another important part of Scripture than ruffles many a feminist's feathers is that God appointed the man to be the head of household. And He in fact holds them accountable for the whole family (Ephesians 3).

To the feminist who feels like a second class citizen in this decree by God, I hasten to add that God requires a husband to love his wife. Three times He commands this in Ephesians 3. And His command to the wife is to submit herself to her own husband as unto the Lord - which is to say, not submit to every male but her own husband.

As I recall, you consider yourself to be atheist and may discount my words by your presupposition.

But I testify to you that God is not a hypothesis. He lives. His Name is I AM. I've known Him for over a half century and counting.

Indeed, I know Him better than I know my own brother. You most likely would not doubt my testimony that I have a brother. Likewise, you should not doubt my testimony about God.

[hosepipe]

These modern day contracts that people call "marriage" are doomed from the get-go because God didn't do it.
They are the result of self-will run awry meaning one or the other or both didn't take God seriously in the first place.
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Well said; marriage now-a-days is pretty much contract of EN-LUST-IFICATION..., GOLD-DIGGING.., -or- a FRANCHISE in some social Crime...

Marriage is totally about the children otherwise why GET married?..
Several businesses exist wholly because of marriage.. like: lawyering.. and clergy... and witch-doctoring..

"God" does not seem to require "a marriage license" the lawyers do...
Three entities in a marriage.. 1) man.. 2) woman.. 3) God..

Common law marriage is a mental game.. and pal-i-moaney is a legal scam..
Any "SOCIETY" is based on how marriage is treated.. the "quality" of it's Morality is born in that treatment..

Marriage is the corner-stone of a society NOT THE capstone..
NO GOD........ no marriage.. it's serial fornication..

[R7 Rocket]

I detect raging misogynism in your reply here and earlier. But I also suspect your ire is misplaced because divorce law varies greatly by State. For instance, spousal maintenance is difficult to obtain under Texas law. As I recall it is based on one's inability to obtain employment, is limited to three years and can only be made indefinite if the spouse asking for maintenance is handicapped. Also, Texas District Court judges I have personally known have only two concerns in a divorce proceeding: the custody of the children and the interests of the creditors. As I recall, in a custody dispute the Texas judge speaks to the children age 10 or over to see where they want to live and will try to make it so on the theory that they are at risk of becoming runaways.

Even the state of Texas rewards paternity fraud by forcing men to pay child support for children that are not theirs. I see that you're trying to defend the corrupt family law system. And you wonder why more and more young men don't take the Christian Right seriously. The Christian Right panders to women because it is mostly women who attend church nowadays. Comedian Bill Burr has more credibility on this issue than any churchian pastor.

And it is apparent that you oppose biblical morality.

[YHAOS]

Well spoken, Alamo-Girl. Tell 'em, Sister.

[betty boop]

These modern day contracts that people call "marriage" are doomed from the get-go because God didn't do it. They are the result of self-will run awry meaning one or the other or both didn't take God seriously in the first place.... Concerning marriage per se, I observe that many of today's marriages are merely contracts and not Holy matrimony, despite the title of the person who conducted the marriage ceremony.

Oh so very true, dearest sister in Christ!

You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear....

Thank you so very much for your spot-on observations!

[FourtySeven]

Excellent post. Truly. Especially this part:

“But I testify to you that God is not a hypothesis. He lives. His Name is I AM. I’ve known Him for over a half century and counting.

Indeed, I know Him better than I know my own brother. You most likely would not doubt my testimony that I have a brother. Likewise, you should not doubt my testimony about God.”

Spoken from authentic human experience. Well done. That’s true evangelism there.