Good Friday is the Friday before Easter and commemorates the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Christians call it “good” not because it was painless or pleasant, but because Jesus’ suffering and death accomplished God’s plan of salvation and made forgiveness possible for all who trust in Him.
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Here is an interesting series of articles on this topic.
To briefly summarise it, there are basically two Christian positions on the issue. Roman Catholic Church and some Protestants believe that marriage creates an unbreakable bond which means that remarriage after a divorce is adultery. The Catholic Church does give annulments for cases where they argue that the true bond was not formed.
The other point of view is that of Eastern Orthodox and many Protestants. It states that while the marital bond ought not to be severed by divorce, it can, in fact, be severed. Thus remarriage doesn't necessarily constitute adultery though the guilty party can be prohibited from remarrying as a punishment. The author argues for the 2nd position, I should say, quite convincingly.
What are your thoughts on the issue? Remarriage or not?
UK considers removing Andrew from the succession line. Mandelson was also arrested. Great Britain appears to be the only country where this stuff is taken seriously. Meanwhile in the land of the free...this Tucker - Huckabee interview, OMG! If that doesn't sum up everything what is wrong with this Doomsday Cult aka Dispensationalism...
