3.6 Divorce

Question 1

List some Christian attitudes pro-divorce.

Answer 1

You can divorce if:

• your partner has committed adultery
• your partner has deserted Christianity
• your relationship is extremely damaging
• if the marriage has been annulled

Question 2

List some Christian attitudes against divorce.

Answer 2

You may never divorce because:

• marriage is a spiritual bond that must never be broken
• marriage is a promise made before God

Question 3

What is annulment?

Answer 3

A marriage being declared invalid, for e.g. if someone was forced into it or if one party was not mentally able to understand what they were getting into.