What are your personal feelings regarding covenant marriage? Would you consider entering into such an agreement?

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The following website provides a variety of links that relate to covenant marriage. Quite obviously, there are far more sites listed than you will have time to investigate. Focus on those links that discuss the more general aspects of this subject, including the history of the concept.

History of the idea of Covenant Marriage (Links to an external site.)

Remember, you are encouraged to intermingle and merge the discussion questions if appropriate. Post about a 100 word response with your reactions to the questions and thoughtfully draw on your own insights and experiences while at the same time incorporating what you have learned in readings and content contained in the module.

Consider the following for your discussion activity. Using essay format, post your initial response(s) to the associated discussion forum.

What are your personal feelings regarding covenant marriage? Would you consider entering into such an agreement? Why or why not? Covenant marriages require premarital counseling before the couple gets married. Do you think some kind of premarital counseling (religious or secular) should be required before a couple gets married? Regardless of your personal point of view about covenant marriage, do you feel that this type of agreement is effective in avoiding divorce? Why or why not?