Society has issues...marital in nature.

They were right...that was my response after reading the article included in the link.

By they I mean the Mormon church. I know what you're thinking, "Those incredibly nice (albeit somewhat zany) people from Utah were right about something?"

Yes my friends, other than the extraordinary efforts the LDS church goes to for humanitarian aid, other than the fact that the church has some of the happiest and strongest families ever seen on the planet, they also got something else right: the moral degradation of society. Not to mention the continuous attack on the family. Whether or not you believe in all the aspects behind the Mormon religion, or any religion for that matter, they still have got something here. For those of you who don't know me, I was raised in a very strong LDS household. We were the typical Mormon family: church every Sunday, family home evening every Monday. The works.

I have been taught all my life that Satan will continually try to destroy the most fundamental and essential unit: the family. Don't believe in Satan? Fine. It still doesn't change the fact that society is changing and evolving so much that it's view on the family, and on marriage, as gotten to the point that many are saying marriage is now obsolete and unnecessary. This is exactly what the LDS church has warned about for so long. I suppose it took me a while longer to really see it.

Read the article enclosed. Scratch that, I know how long it is (I read every word)...I'll fill you in.

Author Sandra Tsing Loh has decided to end her 20 year marriage. She had two kids with her now ex-husband. After going through the divorce, she now proclaims that marriage is obsolete in the modern era. Oh, I may have forgotten to mention that she had an affair, THEN divorced her husband. Yes, a woman who was too immature, irresponsible, and simply put stupid to even be honest in the one marriage she did have, is now giving the rest of us advice on what she botched bitterly?

She says don't get married, and you will avoid all the trouble.

This woman, Sandra Tsing Loh, is making her case against marriage. Reading the enclosed article, I was steadily growing more and more angry at a woman who is attacking what I consider to be one of the most essential and wonderful aspects of being human. How can someone suggest that marriage is obsolete and unneeded? Sure, some marriages fail. But that is because people are imperfect, people get married for the wrong reasons. People lose sight of what is really important in life. Why do most marriages fail? I believe it is selfishness. People become so engrossed with their own needs and wants, they simply are overcome by selfish desires. Keep in mind, the key word here is most. Of course there are some marriages where divorce is the appropriate path. But this should be a rare occasion. You may now be thinking that since %50 percent of marriages end in divorce, maybe this author is on to something...Wrong. Do you know why? Because that statistic is wrong. Sure, TECHNICALLY it is a correct statistic. And since it is thrown around so often now by so many "smart" people, no one seems to question it. That statistic only applies to you if you meet very specific criteria. In Glenn Beck's Book "An Inconvenient Book," he provides several statistics about the oft-referenced divorce rate. The following are factors that dramatically LOWER your odds of divorce: annual income of more than $50,000; waiting until 25 years old to marry; waiting to have children until at least 7 months into the marriage; having parents who are still married; being part of a religion; attending college.

Basically if you are a reasonably well educated person who makes decent money, has an intact family, practices a religion, waits to get married and waits to have children, your odds of divorce are incredibly low.

The point is that marriage is not a failed institution like some people would have you believe. Where else can you find such dedication and commitment? The loyalty of two people who love each other so much they would literally do anything for the other, even give their own life, that is truly amazing and inspirational. Where else can you find such utter and complete love? Such devotion?

Marriage is such a wonderful and important aspect of our lives that it frustrates me and even saddens me to see so many people taking such a negative view toward it. Strong families are essential. Strong marriages are the core of this. Strong marriages build strong families, which in turn lead to strong people. If we dismantle the essential family unit then we are ensuring the disintegration of society.