Arkansas state governor and his wife convert to the covenant cause

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Arkansas state governor and his wife convert to the covenant cause
By Tom Leonard in New York
(Filed: 16/02/2005)

The covenant marriage, a legally-binding nuptial agreement introduced by conservatives in America, has received an impressive boost after a US state governor and his wife publicly "upgraded" their vows.

In front of a cheering crowd of more than 6,000 people in a sports arena in North Little Rock, Arkansas, on Monday night, Mike Huckabee, the state's governor, became the most high-profile convert to the covenant cause.

The contract, only available in three states, the others being Arizona and Louisiana, commits a couple to seek counselling before they get married and before any separation.

Divorce is only permissible on a handful of legal grounds, including adultery, sexual or physical abuse, and one of the spouses being imprisoned.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2005/02/16/wcove16.xml&sSheet=/news/2005/02/16/ixworld.html

[CottonBear]

1. So, if you want to get divorced just have an affair. n/t

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2. Super-Duper I really MEAN it Marriage!

The LDS (Mormon) Church does something like this -- called Binding, IIRC, that makes you married forever, infinity.

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3. Conservatives saving marriage by

preventing people they hate from getting married and making divorce illegal. That'll do the trick. Oh, and do a better job of covering up spousal abuse and incest.

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4. duplicate topic

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=1238238