Most religious marriage ceremonies include some kind vow of lifetime commitment, death do us part, etc....
Isn't it a complete insult to God to take such a vow and then divorce.
I don't understand why fundies aren't protesting at divorce court
I mean, if they are REALLY concerned about the sanctity of marriage
Perhaps, it's because divorce is allowed (Scripturally speaking), in certain cases, most notably ADULTERY.
The marriage vows include, "forsaking all others", "for richer or poorer", "love, honor, cherish", giving yourself ONLY to your husband/wife, etc.
If those vows are broken, then something has to be done to either reconcile or terminate the marriage. I get your point that people are friviously divorcing. But, part of that may have to do with the relative ease of getting married. Perhaps, the whole dowry thing was a smart move, afterall. In OT times, people paid 50 shekels for a bride which (if you didn't have the cash up front) was 5-7 years worth of wages. Let's say the average American salary was $40,000. Can you imagine having to cough up $200,000 for a wife? No wonder dudes back then were enraged if their brides weren't virgins!!!
What about mandatory marriage counseling? Not the kind that people get, when their marriage is on the brink of doom, but BEFORE they tie the knot. A lot of churches offer that; some pastors will not marry a couple, until they've been through their particular marriage counseling classes.
However, most pastors don't mandate such a thing. And, since the government doesn't either, a couple can simply shop around their city to find a pastor that will do the ceremony, without counseling beforehand.
The one problem I'd see with mandatory marriage counseling would involve the clash of ideas, between religious-based marriage principles and non-religious ones.
But, it's a start.
