by gbaskerville | Jun 16, 2021 | Abuse examples, Adultery and Infidelity, Christians and Divorce, Standers
CAN I DIVORCE AFTER SAYING “FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE”? When committed people of faith promise "for better or for worse" in our wedding vows, we take those words seriously. We believe that marriage is holy, undefiled, loving, and lifelong. That's why both people...
by gbaskerville | Jun 16, 2021 | Abuse examples, Adultery and Infidelity, Christians and Divorce, Standers
DOES “FOR BETTER OR FOR WORSE” MEAN I CANNOT DIVORCE? When committed people of faith promise "for better or for worse" in our wedding vows, we take those words seriously. . They mean we promise to stay during the ups and downs of life. . But do our vows mean we...
by gbaskerville | May 19, 2021 | Christians and Divorce, Focus on the Family, Gaslighting Examples, Safe Churches & Friends, Standers
This is a fact check of the article “Is Divorce The Right Answer? 15 Questions Couples Should Ask” by Dr. Angela Bisignano on the Focus on the Family website. WARNING: This article has 5 major factual errors. The author is wrong about many of her claims. She misquotes...
by gbaskerville | Apr 30, 2021 | Adultery and Infidelity, Christians and Divorce, For Pastors, Gaslighting Examples, Myths, Standers
5 MYTHS OF DIVORCE THAT DON'T APPLY TO COMMITTED CHRISTIANS (OR TO OTHER DEEPLY RELIGIOUS PEOPLE) Let’s face it, well-meaning friends and family and even counselors give us advice on fixing our marriages: Try harder, pray more, be more agreeable, have more sex. But...
by gbaskerville | Dec 27, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, Divorce Bible Verses, Focus on the Family, Safe Churches & Friends, Standers
DOES THE BIBLE SAY “GOD HATES DIVORCE”? The so-called "God hates divorce" verse is from Malachi 2:16. The book of Malachi was written more than 2,400 years ago, nearly 500 years before Christ. For the first 2,100 years, it was interpreted as an anti-treachery verse,...
by gbaskerville | Jan 20, 2020 | Christians and Divorce, First-person stories, Gaslighting Examples, Standers
Have you ever been told that "you just need to pray more about your difficult marriage"? Yet you've been praying for a long time. You've tried hard, you've cried out to the Lord, you've got faith, you've read your Bible, you've tried being nicer or more submissive,...
