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Pat Robertson Says Divorcing a Spouse with Alzheimer's Is Justifiable

Shauna Wright — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:05:07 +0000

Deeply conservative Pat Robertson shocked some viewers of his ’700 Club’ program on Tuesday when he told one of them that it’s okay to divorce a spouse with Alzheimer’s disease.

The man said he was conflicted because a friend whose wife has Alzheimer’s has been cheating on her. Robinson responded, “I know it sounds cruel, but if he’s going to do something, he should divorce her and start all over again, but make sure she has custodial care and somebody looking after her.”

Which States Have the Highest Marriage and Divorce Rates?

Shauna Wright — Mon, 29 Aug 2011 16:30:06 +0000

The 2009 Census reveals that while couples in western and southern states marry more often, they also divorce at a higher rate than those in other areas of the US.

Andrew Cherlin, a professor of sociology and public policy at Johns Hopkins University, said, “Surprisingly, the south and west, which we think of as more socially conservative, have higher rates of divorce than does the supposedly liberal east. The reason is that young adults in the south and west tend to have less education and marry earlier, both of which lead to a higher risk of divorce.”

Married Or Divorced, Get Counseling Or Wait A Year [AUDIO]

Daniel Sandoval — Thu, 20 Jan 2011 04:50:22 +0000

A committee in the House of the Wyoming Legislature is considering a bill that would require couples to either get counseling or wait a year before getting married or divorced.