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→Modern law: J. Vernon McGee
::Under criminal law, there is nothing federal banning adultery. I would expect some states still have criminal laws against adultery on the books, but they are very rarely enforced. The consequences under civil law can be much greater though - adultery is grounds for very unpleasant divorce proceedings, and the non-adulterer member will likely be given the bulk of the financial assets, custody of the children, etc. The adulterer will come out worst both due to formal legislation intended to punish adultery, and the natural distrust of the court. I dont know what effect covenant marriage would have on this. - BornAgainBrit.
::Under criminal law, there is nothing federal banning adultery. I would expect some states still have criminal laws against adultery on the books, but they are very rarely enforced. The consequences under civil law can be much greater though - adultery is grounds for very unpleasant divorce proceedings, and the non-adulterer member will likely be given the bulk of the financial assets, custody of the children, etc. The adulterer will come out worst both due to formal legislation intended to punish adultery, and the natural distrust of the court. I dont know what effect covenant marriage would have on this. - BornAgainBrit.
:Wow. Community service instead of stoning. J. Vernon McGee said, "If we took everyone to the edge of town and stoned em, the rock piles would be so high you couldn't get on the freeway." [[User:RobS|RobS]] 13:20, 23 April 2007 (EDT)
==Changing times==
==Changing times==