{"id":4742,"date":"2004-01-14T09:45:50","date_gmt":"2004-01-14T16:45:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/wp\/?p=4742"},"modified":"2014-11-05T15:24:13","modified_gmt":"2014-11-05T22:24:13","slug":"and_it_is_us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hill-kleerup.org\/blog\/2004\/01\/14\/and_it_is_us.html","title":{"rendered":"“… And it is us”"},"content":{"rendered":"

Some thoughts about the “true” enemies of marriage<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the conservative argument against gay marriage often reeks of hypocrisy. Our society stopped viewing marriage as a sacred (God-ordained) institution long ago. Since the invention of no-fault divorce laws, divorce rates have skyrocketed. Now, almost half of all marriages end in divorce.
\nEven in the conservative Christian community, divorce is rampant. As the only lawyer in my church (a very conservative Pentecostal congregation), I frequently receive telephone calls from fellow church members requesting assistance on child custody matters, property division and other divorce-related questions.
\nI have fielded so many questions about divorce that I am sometimes surprised when I encounter middle-aged congregants who have not been previously married. The gay community could not treat their marriage vows any worse than many Christians treat their own.<\/p>\n

RTWT.<\/p>\n

(via Andrew Sullivan<\/a>)<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Some thoughts about the “true” enemies of marriage. Unfortunately, the conservative argument against gay marriage often reeks of hypocrisy. 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