Marriage and Divorce
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Marriage and Divorce Marriage and divorce may be approached in differing ways by a couple according to the vows and rituals they undertake prior to, during and after the wedding ceremony. Marriage like family is an institution for all regardless of religious convictions. The basis of a marriage varies in different cultures; in the West...romantic love, while in other cultures, marriages are arranged by parents for political, financial and cultural reasons. In the Western world, the Christian and Jewish communities consider monogamous relationships, those that occur between a male and a female, acceptable. Modern Christianity and affluent societies insist marriages should be strictly monogamous, (one man should only have one wife, and one woman should only have one husband.) In some religions it is believed marriages must remain exclusive until one partner dies or the marriage is annulled. Due to the ever increasing numbers of divorces and remarriages, the practice of...

