Reaction On Divorce Bill 6j6x3b

Another controversial piece of legislation, the divorce bill is now making noise in our country. Though it got immediate from various groups, it also had caused many people�s eyebrows to rise showing their intense disagreement for the bill to be ed. Personally, I belong to the group who firmly stands against it. Marriage is a sacred union between a man and a woman and its sanctity and viability should be cherished and preserved. It forms a family, the basic unit of our society, the fount of love, care and wisdom. How can this be preserved and respected if couples are aware that once they tremble in their relationship, they have an easier way out of it? Divorce could only mitigate the couple�s desire toward reconciliation. People should be aware that marriage is a lifetime tie so they must be responsible enough in choosing their lifetime partner. Marriage is not just a piece of paper that can be dumped once crumpled. Divorce will just provide an easier way to break a family though it has due process. And who are to suffer most the drawback of a broken family? The children, of course. Advocates of divorce bill say that it will serve as a protection for battered women and their children because our existing laws are not enough to protect them. But neither divorce can guarantee a dense protection. In fact, it could just give way to multiple cases of violence since the offender can marry again and do the same cruelty to his new wife. Also, it does not necessarily mean that after separation and a new marriage, the battered wife can now secure a happy and comfortable life because if ill fate comes, there is also a chance that she may be battered once more by her new husband. So if this happen again, another divorce will be filed, another marriage will be celebrated and the cycle may continue as long as someone�s longing for what is so-called �happiness� is not satisfied. What will happen to the sanctity of marriage then if it will just be used as a trial and error opportunity for those selfish hearts seeking for earthly euphoria? Yes, divorce can end one�s agony out of a miserable marriage but that ending it that way is against the sublime law of God. He doesn�t want us to do something immoral for the sake of our own good and happiness. No matter how good divorce�s purpose is, it will never be righteous and morally upright. In our country, there are many existing alternative ways to extricate oneself out of failed marriage such as annulment, declaration of nullity of marriage and legal separation. Those are just enough and the safest ways to do without aggravating our moral aspect. Some say one advantage of divorce compare to legal separation is it gives the opportunity for the parted couples to remarry another, move on and live a happy life. Well, the reality is that another marriage is not the only thing that could make someone happy. They still have their children. They still have themselves. What the legislators should do, instead of pushing divorce is to help the government and the church in effectively promoting strong family ties and compaction. They might as well focus on fighting the nagging problem of poverty because financial distress is often the cause of the couples� arguments that could lead to violence and battery. Let�s not push divorce just to follow the trend. The Philippines shouldn�t be bothered to be dubbed as the only country where divorce is illegal. Citizens must be proud instead that our existing laws are in conformity with the divine law of God. Divorce is not necessary. Faith is all we need.