by gbaskerville | Jan 17, 2021 | Focus on the Family, For Pastors, High-Conflict Divorces, Safe Churches & Friends, What is a Life-Saving Divorce?
Pastors, Christian marriage authors, and Christian radio programs like to quote the study by Dr. Linda Waite, who found, "Two out of three unhappily married adults who avoided divorce or separation ended up happily married five years later." When this study came out...
by gbaskerville | Dec 19, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
What Was the Puritan View of Divorce? Were There Any Puritan Divorces? Although the Puritans wanted to create a godly society in America, they were realistic about abuse, desertion, and betrayal. They were followers of Protestant Reformer John Calvin (and his...
by gbaskerville | Dec 13, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
The famous Reformer John Calvin (1509-1564) was angry at men who abused their wives. He believed that cruelty in marriage was twice as bad as other violence because it happens in secrecy. His Geneva Bible interpreted Malachi 2:16 as a denouncement of hypocritical...
by gbaskerville | Nov 18, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
This table shows every known divorce among the Massachusetts Puritans 1639-1692. There are 40 divorces listed and the columns give the record location and page, the date, the names of the individuals, the cause of the divorce, the court (the jurisdiction), and the...
by gbaskerville | Nov 16, 2020 | Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, For Pastors
Hasn't the Bible Always Said, "God hates divorce"? No. This comparison chart (below) of 18 translations of Malachi 2:16 from before the time of Christ (the Septuagint) to today shows something remarkable. In the first 2,000 years of Bible translation prior to...
by gbaskerville | Oct 23, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Safe Churches & Friends
Many Well-Meaning Therapists Don't Understand: It's Unethical To Do Couples Counseling When There's Abuse WHY? BECAUSE THESE COUNSELORS ACCIDENTALLY SIDE WITH THE ABUSER! In the Clinical Handbook of Couple Therapy, this chapter points out that well-intended...
