Here's today's Washington Watch Daily commentary from FRC Radio:
For years, there’s been big money in helping people tie the knot. But a new trend shows there’s also a small fortune to be made untying it. For the two million people divorcing this year, they’ll have several options for commemorating it. One woman made headlines by manufacturing wedding ring coffins. Apparently it’s one way you can literally bury your past. Another trend is throwing divorce celebrations. In other words, it’s your party and you can cry if you want to. How about turning new singles into happy campers? In Minnesota, Jennifer Morris runs “Daisy Camps” to help kids and parents heal. And while you’re there, pick up a copy of “Divorce Magazine.” Their goal is to “add some comedy to this stressful milestone.” That’s right—“milestone,” as if divorce were a coming-of-age landmark—like getting 12-year molars or graduating from college. And maybe for Americans it is. Unfortunately, these days, marriage seems more like a legal contract than a sacred union. But even legal contracts aren’t taken this lightly. And if we don’t act quickly to restore some meaning to our vows, we won’t need the wedding ring coffin. Traditional marriage will have dug its own grave.
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