{"id":48067,"date":"2013-01-14T16:51:02","date_gmt":"2013-01-15T00:51:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=48067"},"modified":"2013-01-14T16:51:02","modified_gmt":"2013-01-15T00:51:02","slug":"the-downside-of-till-death-do-you-part","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lukeford.net\/blog\/?p=48067","title":{"rendered":"The Downside Of Till Death Do You Part"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Judaism has the most liberal views on divorce of any major religion. Not all Jews mirror this attitude. Traditional Jewish communities have frowned on divorce, but the Torah makes it readily available. <\/p>\n<p>I know many Christians who are stuck in loveless marriages but feel a need to stick things out. 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