Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!seismo!dimacs.rutgers.edu!aramis.rutgers.edu!athos.rutgers.edu!christian From: howard@53iss6.waterloo.ncr.com (Howard Steel) Newsgroups: soc.religion.christian Subject: Re: divorce and remarriage Message-ID: Date: 6 Nov 90 03:05:04 GMT Sender: hedrick@athos.rutgers.edu Organization: NCR Canada Ltd, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Lines: 16 Approved: christian@aramis.rutgers.edu In article irani@brahms.udel.edu (Jennifer Irani) writes: >I have a question regarding divorce and remarriage in the Bible. >What I do not understand >is, if I am reading it right, then why do so many churches allow a person >to remarry and actually assist/perform the second marriage? In some cases the view is employed that the original marriage was in fact a non-event. On the basis of a variety of questions, the minister can form the conclusion that the original marriage was not valid for a number of reasons (ie pressured into it, too young to know better, not actually consumated, etc etc.). Any straw is grasped to make it OK. / / / / / / / / / / :-(I Think, Therefore I Am, I Think :-) / / / / / / / / / / / Howard.Steel@Waterloo.NCR.COM NCR CANADA LTD. - 580 Weber St. N / / (519)884-1710 Ext 570 Waterloo, Ont., N2J 4G5 / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /