The Role Of Divorce In Religion

There are many issues in many different factors of religion that contradict the religious traditions. The issue, divorce, affects many couples of different types of religions in the world. Divorce is the official dissolution of a marriage by the court of law, and this affects the religious laws of some religions. Civil divorce can be an issue because many people can use divorce to get alimony money. The finalization of divorce also impacts many financial and family issues like alimony, distribution of property, division of debt, and child custody. This issue affects many religious laws because in some religions it is a sin to divorce after the commitment of marriage. In a divorce, the couple of the marriage are affected by this, and possibly

“Just because divorce is caused by unhappiness, that doesn’t men that divorce should be an unhappy event,” (Sumitta, 2009). Buddhist encourage that divorce should be recommended if the marriage is causing pain and suffering between the husband and wife. The Buddha encourages old men not to have a relationship with young women because it is incompatible between them and causes disharmony. If a married couple divorces, the Buddha’s following and rule must be more strictly applied. Buddhist believe that if a marriage is inadequate then the husband and wife are free to divorce without any rituals or consequences. Marriage is a vital role in Buddhism because it gives support and protection and it must come from true loyalty. In a marriage, Buddhist believe that giving strength and moral courage in a relationship will help each other and develop a stronger bond. Married couples can not think of either a man or woman being superior in the relationship because it can lead to many dominant issues. The Buddhist believe to prevent a divorce the relationship must consist of equality, exuding gentleness, self-control, respect, generosity, calm, and dedication. “All I teach is suffering and the end of suffering,” [Siddhartha Gautama] (Sumitta, 2009). The Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama, states that he teaches the end of suffering. The encouragement of divorce is allowed because marriage is

Catholicism has a similar response to Islam because both religions discourage divorce. The religions, Catholicism and Islam, both acknowledge that divorce should not be attempted until it is the final option and all has failed. In Catholicism, divorce is a serious issue causing the divorcees incapable of obtaining the Eucharist. Islam has a similar viewpoint, but it is less serious; it consists of both equality, kindness, and justice for the divorcees. Both religions allow reconciliation for the couple to be cleansed from their misdeeds. Catholicism states that reconciliation can only be done for people who have regretted their actions. Islam also allows reconciliation, but to help the marriage from divorce. The church annulment is processed for research to see if the marriage is applicable for divorce. Islam has a three-month period before divorce to observe if the wife is pregnant. During the three-month period the husband and wife are restrained from having sexual relations. This also connects to the Catholic reconciliation for divorcees are only done if they are committed to having self-restraint from sexual activity. Catholicism and Islam may have its similarity, but Catholicism and Buddhism’s viewpoints are vastly different. In Buddhism, it is believed that divorce is encouraged because suffering is apart of marriage; this contradicts the catholic church and their