Billboard Campaign on Divorce

A new set of billboards advertisements are creating quite a stir. A Chicago based divorce law firm started promoting their services over billboards saying, “Life is too short, get a divorce.” See Fox News report on it.

This is nothing new in a anti-marriage culture that is prevailing in the American society. For lawyer it is just business as usual. They have no moral framework or can understand the implications of broken marriages on children, society and nation at large.  They just want their buck. Make money by hook or by crook.

Family organizations had been quick to condemn such commercialization of divorce. One went on public, saying “life is too short, work on improving your marriage…”

If one is unable to work through relational issues and know how to make marriage work, they are less likely to make the new relationship work. Second marriages have 50% more likely to fail and third marriages over 75% more likely. Marriage Problems are seldom about the other person, but ourselves and our selfishness. Moreover we can never change another person, but ourselves. And that too we might divine intervention to bring about lasting desirable change. If we begin to work on our end, things will turn out for good most of the time.

Trading old cars for new, use and dump, utlitarian mentality of the modern world seems to pervade into life and relationships as well. To cherish and nurture wife of youth is a countercultural message. Bible says ‘between you and your wife of your youth’ – 3 things: Rejoice (Prov 5:18), Lord is the witness between you both (Mal 2:14). Do not break faith (Mal 2:15).

This law firm and the ad campaign is simply promoting what the Lord hates. (Mal 2:16)! Besides condemning such media stunts, will those concerned about marriages really step out to help those struggling in their relational life? Will church and christian be salt and light in divorce ridden culture of ours by building our marriages and helping others arouns us who need help.