1. Getting married in the eyes of God obviously isn't helping marriages succeed according to the statistics
2. So, maybe they should stop it because it's useless
3. People should get married in the eyes of Atheist. It really doesn't make a difference,right?
2006-08-08 15:00:41 · 10 answers · asked by Black Atheist 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It doesn't matter.
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2006-08-09 11:50:31 · answer #1 · answered by Pashur 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wrong Christian marriages do last if the couple actually attend church and attend pre-marriage counseling.
Statistically all marriages have a poor record. But those stats don't take into account the fact that many atheist never get married in the first place. So they do not show how poor of a record atheist have as couples. If we compared Christian marriages to atheist couples, then we would see a difference is the #s. Also most christian churches will allow people to be married in their church even if they are not regularly attending members. This distorts the #s also
2006-08-08 15:11:48 · answer #2 · answered by unicorn 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When I got married I didn't think it mattered either, I was just as happy to elope but my husband wanted a traditional wedding. I've since become a Christian but I know getting married in a church had nothing to do with it anymore than the fact we will be celebrating our 10th anniversary and are happy. By no means am I saying only Christians have good marriages. I'm not crazy but being a Christian (like most religions) and staying married are both choices and take commitment. Sometimes its hard, you have to do things when you really want to something else. But like all the great things in life, if you persevere the rewards are too great to pass up.
So, maybe we should just continue to let people decide for themselves how they want to get married.
2006-08-08 15:26:29 · answer #3 · answered by hazydaze 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Good point and question. If by "in the eyes of God" you mean a religious sanctioned wedding, then there is the problem! Just because the wedding is at a church, what about after the wedding ceremony? Couples need to ask Jesus into the center of the marriage. It will help to keep the vows that are made. Also, pre-marital counseling is a MUST!
2006-08-08 15:10:44 · answer #4 · answered by Juliart 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
some marriages always have failed and some will always fail. people aren't perfect.
but when you get married to someone, you aren't going to say, 'i doubt this'll work out, so why bother getting married in the eyes of God. let's get married in the eyes of--hmm, let me think of someone who is really rude and pretentious--i know! an atheist! gee, i love you.' c'mon, some people actually want to have a fulfilling lifelong commitment that means something!
and by the way, i can personally attest to the fact that there are good, fulfilling marriages out there, consecrated in the eyes of God, that actually work out forever. you make it sound as if divorce is an unavoidable certainty, when it's not. it may be very common, but that's part of the whole cultural degradation issue--brought on by moral relativists like you.
2006-08-09 14:23:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Getting married is about making divorce lawyers rich and men poor, as most courts award 25 to 50% of his income to the wife and mother. Then she goes off and gives her body to a new man, while the old one pays most of her bills.
You don't understand reality, do you!
Now, if we passed a LAW that said you can only go to COURTS if you got a CIVIL CEREMONY, but if you got a Religious one (and your Atheist one counts as that) you MUST go back to that Religion for your divorce and that RELIGION is the ONLY one that can make the divorce happend and can decided who gets what.
Boy, how many people would get married Religiously under those terms?
That's a good idea! We should to that! I'm ask sick as you are about all this BETTER OR WORSE TIL DEATH DO US PART stuff being thrown out by the Courts at the whim NO FAULT divorce.
It is an afront to religion!
2006-08-08 16:26:16 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Marriage is more that being recognized in the eyes of our chosen religion, it also involves US making it work & making it succeed so that we don't question marriage, religion, etc.
2006-08-08 15:15:34 · answer #7 · answered by Bella 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Committment. It's committment.
I took, and take, my marriage vows seriously.
If you have all the committment of a monkey in heat, you can swear to anything and it means nothing
2006-08-08 15:13:59 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
people just don't fully commit to god and their marriage when they take the vows.
2006-08-08 15:05:43 · answer #9 · answered by Lfeata 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
people fail
2006-08-08 15:06:01 · answer #10 · answered by jaimestar64cross 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋