{"id":6821,"date":"2009-12-11T10:02:03","date_gmt":"2009-12-11T10:02:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/12\/jenny-sanford-files-for-divorc.html"},"modified":"2009-12-11T10:02:03","modified_gmt":"2009-12-11T10:02:03","slug":"jenny-sanford-files-for-divorc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2009\/12\/jenny-sanford-files-for-divorc.html","title":{"rendered":"Jenny Sanford files for divorce"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thestate.com\/local\/story\/1066570.html\">Couldn&#8217;t make it work<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process. It is also a very personal and private one. Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do other couples. Indeed, I know it will soon become known so I choose to release this brief notice that I am now filing for divorce. This came after many unsuccessful efforts at reconciliation, yet I am still dedicated to keeping the process that lies ahead peaceful for our family.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>She certainly has a biblical case for divorce since her husband broke their marriage covenant:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.gnpcb.org\/esv\/search\/?q=Matt+19\">Matthew 19:1 ESV<\/a> And I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.&#8221;  <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>It&#8217;s really a shame that the Christian community suffers from the same lack of commitment to marriage that the general population does. We are called to a higher standard. One that even the disciples recognized was hard:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Matthew 19:10 The disciples said to him, &#8220;If such is the case of a man with his wife, it is better not to marry.&#8221; 11 But he said to them, &#8220;Not everyone can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Couldn&#8217;t make it work: As so many of us know, the dissolution of any marriage is a sad and painful process. It is also a very personal and private one. Because Mark and I are public figures, we have naturally had less privacy with which to deal with our difficulties than do other couples. 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