Jewish divorce isn't perfect by any means, but at least it exists. BTW at least originally you didn't have to have a legitimate reason to get divorced. You just told your wife you were getting a divorce and that was it. Met someone you liked better? No problem. I think there should be a happy medium between no divorce for any reason, any divorce for no reason, but I would take the Jewish process as the lesser of 2 evils.
--- In [email protected], "Max H." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I have found the use/interpretation of the Get by some Chasidic and > Lubavicher communities to be as hostile towards women as the practices of > many other fundamentalist religions. I think the difference is that, as far > as I am aware, those two sects don't hold significant political power over > any non-believers anywhere in the world, so their beliefs only hold sway > over their adherents, as opposed to some certain fundamentalist Christian, > Muslim, and Hindu sects. > > -Max > > On 6/21/07, Ellen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Joe Kennedy II's annulment of his first marriage was reversed 11 > > years after the divorce, and he has since remarried. in the eyes of > > the church he is still married to his first wife apparently. What is > > the deal with Catholics and divorce? Jews have had divorce no > > problem since the religion began as far as I can tell. Granted it > > hasn't always been equitable between genders and there has to be > > legitimate reasons, but it's better than it being completely > > forbidden. Is it because if a divorced person remarries they are no > > longer a virgin and therefore somehow sinful? Is it a sin to realize > > after the fact that you married the wrong person or that you simply > > grew apart? Annulment says the marriage was flawed from the > > beginning. If you get divorced after 10 or 15 years that probably > > wasn't the case. I apologize for my naivete, but I truly don't get > > it. I guess because my religion's take is so totally different. > > Jews are like, so you had sex with someone else before you met me. > > That's cool, no problem. You filled out the official paperwork to > > end it, that's all that matters. > > > > This is serious stuff--if you get a divorce but not an annulment in > > Catholicism and you remarry you are basically committing bigamy > > apparently. No sacraments, no communion, etc. Can someone please > > enlighten me as to the underlying reason for this? Thank you. > > >
