The “happy divorce”: A sign of moral decline
Clayton Spronk critiques the cultural shift toward accepting divorce as a positive development, arguing that the legal and social changes beginning in the late 1960s (particularly no-fault divorce laws) reflect and have accelerated moral decline in society. The article engages with contemporary analysis of divorce culture while offering a Reformed Christian perspective on marriage, family dissolution, and the consequences of departing from biblical standards.
In an article entitled "How divorce went from a devastating life event to a cause for celebration," Sabrina Maddeaux demonstrates the way that the divorce culture (especially in the United States and Canada) is "progressing."1 She briefly traces the history of divorce, and shows how society's thinking about and response to divorce is shifting so that the consequences of divorce are mitigated. Her historical analysis is fascinating and most likely accurate. The conclusion she makes on the basis...
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