Marriage at risk of being treated as test drive

Marriage is under attack and could become a “test drive” for a loving relationship rather than a commitment, according to a new comment piece by Kellie Fiedorek, litigation counsel for US organisation Alliance Defending Freedom.

National Public Radio (NPR) has been pushing the idea that couples “lease” their marriage before buying it.

Fiedorek writes: “NPR says that divorce rates have decreased ‘but the fact remains’ that marriage is still in trouble. For this reason ‘just about everybody from lawmakers, to counselors, to politicians, [and] priests have offered their suggestions on how we can fix this problem.’

“The idea is ‘that couples sign marriage leases before they walk down the aisle.’ These so-called ‘wed-leases’ would give couples ‘the option to renew the lease or walk away from the unions after a certain amount of time has passed.’

“Reality check—the decision to get married is unlike any other decision—it’s not a temporary commitment. Attempts to make it temporary will only lead to further encroachments on ‘till death do us part.’”

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