Christians and Divorce,

Nowadays, people see divorce as more acceptable than they would have done about thirty years ago. My opinion on divorce is that there is no right or wrong answer. It is a very personal decision to make. However, I believe that at the moment, divorce tends to be taken too lightly by too many people. For example many pop stars and film starts seem to get married and divorced very quickly and this again acts as a poor role model to other people.

People who are religious are less likely to get a divorce than those who don't really have a connection with a religion because they don't feel bound by the religious values and ethics of marriage. Also religious people may have additional support by being a member of a religious community and going to a church and may be less likely to be affected by the stresses of every day life.

Within Christianity there are differing approaches to divorced people, for example in the Catholic faith, divorced people are not able to get remarried again in church but this is not the case for other faiths within the Christian religion.

Non Christians and Divorce,

Non Christians feel it less of a problem to get divorced, as they don't have strict religious guidelines on marriage to stick to. But does make it 'ok' for non Christians to get divorces as freely as they do? I don't believe so. Because when people get married they also doing it under legal guidelines and these should be considered equally as important.

In the Hindu religion where often marriages are arranged you might think there would be more likelihood of divorce, as people have not chosen their own partners. However this is not the case and this could be because of one of two reasons. First that the parents of the couple have chosen really wisely, thinking about how their children will get on with potential new partners, or it could be that because the parents have chosen the future husband or wife, when things do go wrong the couple do not want to upset their parents or their community by getting a divorce as this would be seen as shameful.

I believe that more help should be made available to those experiencing difficulties because divorce can be a very devastating experience for those going through it and the support could help couples work through their problems. Divorce seems to be an easy way out of a marriage; it should only be a last resort for anyone.