06-28-2006, 07:59 PM | #1 |
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If the Church cares so much about marriage...
I wonder why common-law marriages, where I served my mission, were considered permissible. However in other sections of my mission, common-law marriages were deemed not sufficient. In those cases marriage almost always directly preceded baptism.
And yes, weddings did take place where I was, though I wouldn't say they were the majority of couples/families. I don't have a problem with it, but it's curious how a church decision can suddenly wipe formal marriage off of the books as a requirement for membership (when two people are living together). |
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On a related note, my understanding is that the church has been supportive of legislation in south america to make divorce easier. Apparently the laws make it so difficult to divorce that most split-up couples are never divorced -- they move on and end up moving in with another person that they can never legally marry, and thus can't be baptized.
So apparently relaxing divorce laws can strengthen marriage.
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