Time and space do not permit me to get into every detail of this text, but a few observations are important:ġ. “ I say to you: whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery.” The locus of the debate about whether pornography use is ground for divorce is Matthew 19:9: I only hope it is a significant addition to the discussion. Divorce is a contentious issue, and I won’t dare to assume a single article forever settles the debates. The opinions expressed here are my own.It is a clumsy attempt to summarize a 33,000-word theological Master’s thesis. This article is long and heady. This is not a delicate how-to article for couples in crisis.But having legitimate grounds for divorce does not necessitate divorce. Having grounds for divorce is not the same as actually getting divorced. This article seeks to answer the grounds question as it relates to pornography.So it is with great sobriety that we take up this study. It is a question that involves real hearts, real homes, and a real God who really hates divorce. Divorce is ugly. We must acknowledge, when addressing the subject of grounds for divorce, the situation that even prompts us to ask this question is under divine judgment.Some Caveatsīefore we launch into this issue, let me state a few caveats. I never imaged I would come to the opposite conclusion. As much as my heart went out to these women trapped in horrific marriages, I simply didn’t see any biblical justification for divorce in situations of porn use.Ībout a year ago I decided I was going to write my Master’s thesis about this topic and had intended to write a robust biblical defense of my position. In the past, when asked if divorce could ever be a viable option for these women, my typical response has been a reluctant no. Whether she’s dealing with the initial blow of uncovering a 20-year-long secret addiction, or she’s facing the daily blow of her husband’s coldness, for these women their life feels like a living hell. When a woman has discovered her husband is entrenched in pornography, reactions can vary greatly, but for many women it is nothing short of traumatic. Am I wrong?” – Mary AnnĪfter writing more than 1,200 articles for Covenant Eyes and having replied to too many comments and e-mails to count, undoubtedly the most heart-wrenching stories I hear are from women who are living with a porn-addicted husband. After all, this seems like a type of adultery to me. “ I am hurting so much over this…If I believed in divorce I would already have done it, and I am beginning to maybe believe divorce is ok.
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