A Slap in the Face of God

Here's a story that is bound to outrage the fundamentalist Christians in the US. It is the story of a "woman" who has shown no regard for the sacred vows of marriage. This "woman" has pled for a divorce. Yes, everybody knows that "what God has put together, let no one put asunder". So how dare this "woman" break the covenant? Well, maybe because she was 8 years old and forced into marriage. But for a good, honest, solid fundamentalist, "family values" must come first. Your vow to God overrides all else. So how dare this "woman" seek a divorce!

A Yemeni court has annulled an eight-year-old girl's marriage to a man in his 20s, after she filed for divorce. The girl, Nojoud Mohammed Ali, took a taxi to a judge’s office on her own, after running away from her husband. ... Nojoud told the court she had signed the marriage contract two-and-a-half months ago on the understanding she would stay in her parents' house until she was 18. "But a week after signing, my mother and father forced me to go and live with him." Her former husband, Faez Ali Thameur, told the court the marriage was consummated, but he denied Nojoud's claims that he beat her.

Now, let's all pray that in the US the religious right can get a Constitutional amendment which will recognize the sanctity of marriage and prevent these heinous divorces and annulments. As every God-fearing person knows, a covenant is forever! And that applies even if you are sold off against your will, when you are eight years old, to a man who beats you. As well all know, God loves us all and looks after us, so this fate for this little "woman" was obviously part of God's "plan" for her. How dare she bolt from the "duty" that God has laid out for her. It is an insult to God! It's a slap in the face of God!