So I'm hearing about this new Covenant Marriage thing
The idea seems to be that existing married couples become Covenant-married, making it illegal for them to divorce. I can see two things about this, one I like and one I don't.
My first thought: If this catches on (so far it's valid in Arizona, Akansas and Louisiana), it could become synonymous with simply binding the couple until death (ie no divorce), or some likewise status not covered under existing marriage law. If the overlap between the two is minimized, the distance between them grows. Anyone else see gays potentially being "covenanted" so as not to make the right-wing folks nervous with all that marriage talk? I like the idea.
My second thought: This is quite dangerous in its present form. Divorce exists for a reason - my mother's family growing up is the classic example. She had an abusive father and she probably owes her life (certainly her well-being) to her mother's divorce and remarriage. Say a person can pressure their spouse into marrying them in the first place - this allows them to pressure their spouse into covenanting, and stopping them from ever escaping. I don't like it.
I'm done. That's political enough for tonight. I need sleep
My first thought: If this catches on (so far it's valid in Arizona, Akansas and Louisiana), it could become synonymous with simply binding the couple until death (ie no divorce), or some likewise status not covered under existing marriage law. If the overlap between the two is minimized, the distance between them grows. Anyone else see gays potentially being "covenanted" so as not to make the right-wing folks nervous with all that marriage talk? I like the idea.
My second thought: This is quite dangerous in its present form. Divorce exists for a reason - my mother's family growing up is the classic example. She had an abusive father and she probably owes her life (certainly her well-being) to her mother's divorce and remarriage. Say a person can pressure their spouse into marrying them in the first place - this allows them to pressure their spouse into covenanting, and stopping them from ever escaping. I don't like it.
I'm done. That's political enough for tonight. I need sleep