Prots & D. I. V. O. R. C. E.
20 June 2008 - 18 סיון 5768 by Huw
Several readers of these pages have made comments about Protestant attitudes to divorces and non-hetero forms of sexuality.
I confess that, while not seeing a causal relation, I have bought their historical argument. Until now.
Bishop Alan posts on Tradition, Ancient and Modern:
Interestingly enough, before the roaring twenties the marriage of divorcees was actually mandatory in the Church of England. Banning it was an attempt to stem the growing tide of divorce after the first world war.
Yes, that’s the 1920s.
While I well know about RC teaching on Divorce, I know that the Orthodox are better about it. I’ll pick my own “oldest church”, thanks. Here’s another example of how our Modern Conservatives have confused life in the 1950s Sitcom, Leave it to Beaver, with what life is all about.
