Why Not By Reverend Bowdonn

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Say Goodbye - Original Writing 'Why not?' With those two unfaithful words, Reverend Bowdon changed the course of my life. Just before saying them to me, he had spent hours discussing various sections of the Bible in excruciatingly fine detail with Bishop Fleming. He pointed out that Leviticus warns Christians not to marry their sister, aunt, mother, mother-in-law, daughter or even their granddaughter (should they be tempted).But my intentions were not as sinful infact I thought they were perfectly normal. I wished to marry myself, so when I told Reverend Bowdon that was exactly what I wanted to do; he eventually conceded those two unfaithful words: 'Why not?' Of course, the Bible also neglects to forbid anyone from marrying …show more content…

The few times that I did argue, I always won. There was some media intrusion of course, lots of cheap journalists trying to cash in on this unusual union. I found some of their articles amusing, and others quite offensive, especially the ones dubbing me the most conceited and/or narcissistic man in the world. I don't think I'm such an egotist, I just happen to enjoy my company. I suppose it was a hormonal thing, a stage of life or something, that made me suddenly crave a child. The cliché is that I realised I was mortal, and I therefore wanted to pass on my genes. So after many days weighing up the pros and cons I decided to split up from my husband in order to find a wife. I had a chat with Reverend Bowdon, and he informed me that I couldn't just file for a divorce on a moment's notice. I had to have legitimate justification. Curiously, wanting a baby wasn't on the list of good reasons to divorce. As the good Reverend explained, I could only divorce if I had been living apart from my spouse for at least a year which would be difficult without major surgery or if my spouse had treated me

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