Marriage

“a Christian who moves ahead with the marriage despite the counsel of elders must be removed from church membership ‘to sober the disobedient believer, wake them up, and win them to a repentant and obedient heart and restoration.’” - CPost

“The amount of divorce and heartbreak and sexual confusion and even suicide in the lives of these individuals who have apparently attempted to prioritize friendship over marriage raises a question about causation: does prioritizing friendship over marriage actually doom healthy marriages? The cases presented in this article would seem to suggest so.” - CBMW

“The Charlottesville, Virginia-based research organization [Institute for Family Studies] released the report on Tuesday, drawing data from the U.S. Census Bureau’s American Community Survey.” - CPost

“AEI’s Institute for Family Studies examined data from the Understanding America Study from 2015 and 2016, as well as the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth, first conducted in 1997.

“It probably is not coincidence that Americans got very serious about the spectacle of the wedding right around the same time they began giving up on the idea of marriage. ‘Until death do us part’ is tough, but a ‘big day’ we can still manage. All you need is bad taste and money.” - Kevin Williamson

“According to a Census Bureau survey taken in 2018, only 35 percent of 25- to 34-year-old men were married, a precipitous and rapid plunge from 50 percent in 2005.” - CToday

“I now believe that 1 Corinthians 7:15 implies that divorce may be legitimate in other circumstances that damage the marriage as severely as adultery or desertion. This change in my position has come because I reached a new understanding of Paul’s expression ‘in such cases’ in 1 Corinthians 7:15.” - CBMW

“When same-sex marriage was legalized, many observers said that the door would be open to still more redefinitions of marriage. Ironically, the next step has been taken in a state known for opposing same-sex marriage: Utah has decriminalized polygamy.” - Gene Veith

“The bill says that a minor under the age of 16 cannot obtain a marriage license unless the court decides it is in the best interest of the applicants. In addition, no one under the age of 18 can obtain a marriage license unless a parent or legal guardian gives consent.” - Jurist

“Multiple factors drive these statistics, from changing gender dynamics to economic trends. But one of the most obvious is staring us in the face: A high percentage of millennials are children of divorce. This taught them to be suspicious of marriage as an institution. They’ve experienced the pain of their parents’ failures and that makes them anxious about marriage.” - Jimmy Evans