[Truthsearcher]

Traditional marriage was destroyed when divorces were allowed, everything else has been a slippery slope since.

When “conservatives” defend marriage not just against same sex marriage, but against divorces, then I will know they’re serious about protecting traditional marriage.

[This Just In]

I disagree, to some extent.

The institution of marriage has been subject to great challenge since Adam and Eve. To suggest that divorce is the reason for our societies moral decline is over-simplifying the root of the problem.

Furthermore, to accuse conservatives of paying lip service in defense of traditional marriage while apparently ignoring the detrimental impact of wide spread divorce in our society is painting with a broad brush and narrow mindedness.

As is pointed out in Moses Law, there are times when divorce is necessary. If a spouse is married to a habitual adulterer, he/she is justified in obtaining a divorce. If an individual enters into a marriage and is subject to continuous physical and psychological abuse, though a period of separation may lead to reconciliation, sometimes a divorce is necessary.

Unlike divorce, gay marriage, polygamy, and other forms of abhorrent behavior are NEVER acceptable.

[Does so]

"...Traditional marriage was destroyed when divorces were allowed, everything else has been a slippery slope since..."

Not so long ago in this country, a man could be a husband many times over, as many wives died in childbirth.

Today's marriages endure around seven years—much longer than many frontier marriages.

(Sorry about the use of "endure", folks!)

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[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Traditional marriage was destroyed when divorces were allowed, everything else has been a slippery slope since.

Then traditional marriage has been destroyed for about 4000 years that we know of.

Care to restate?

[gidget7]

On the contrary. Conservatives have been saying for a coule of generation's now that divorce was part of a very slippery slope, but it did not begin there, it began with adding single mothers to welfare. From there it went to divorce. But the slope is still sliding, it isn't a different slope. This is a socialist movement that has been on a continued campaign for generations, but it is easier for laws to be made to capitulate, rather than speak the truth.

[Grunthor]

So now “Conservative” must mean forcing miserable couples to remain married no matter what?