Marriage a Thing of the Past?
Recently, I watched a segment on CNN about how more and more couples are choosing to live together instead of getting married. The segment included two radio host who frequently talk about modern day relationship issues as advice gurus. The gist of the conversation ended that marriage is just a sheet of paper and many people in today's culture see no need to go through the legal and financial rigmarole of getting married. The glaring omission from the entire story is the lack of moral conviction. Think about it. If there is nothing wrong with having sex before, outside, or after marriage and if there is nothing wrong with having children outside of wedlock, then what is marriage? A legal contract between 2 people who are dedicated to one another and have decided to make it known to everyone including the state. It is basically a sheet of paper that gives you tax breaks. If that is true, then why bother? Last night, I watched in horror and ...