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The [[Baptist Faith and Message]] (the 2000 edition) states that "[m]arriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime."<ref>https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/#xviii-the-family</ref> However, it does not discuss any grounds on which a divorce is permissible.
The [[Baptist Faith and Message]] (the 2000 edition) states that "[m]arriage is the uniting of one man and one woman in covenant commitment for a lifetime."<ref>https://bfm.sbc.net/bfm2000/#xviii-the-family</ref> However, it does not discuss any grounds on which a divorce is permissible.
As such, each SBC church (being autonomous and independent) can set its own policies (even independent of the BF&M) regarding this issue. Generally, though, they hold to a stricter view on the topic, usually limiting it to cases of adultery or domestic abuse.
As such, each SBC church (being autonomous and independent) can set its own policies (even independent of the BF&M) regarding this issue. Generally, though, they hold to a stricter view on the topic, usually limiting it to specified cases.
The SBC also generally holds that a divorced person is ineligible to be a pastor or deacon, even if the divorce was on permissible grounds or it took place before the person became a Christian.
The SBC also generally holds that a divorced person is ineligible to be a pastor or deacon, even if the divorce was on permissible grounds or it took place before the person became a Christian.
== Secular view ==
== Secular view ==
Divorce is the dissolution of a contract and laws vary from state to state.
Divorce laws vary from state to state. Divorce is also legally distinct from [[annulment]], which is only allowed in limited cases and usually only within the earliest periods of a marriage. A divorce recognizes the legal end of a marriage; an annulment acts as if there was never a marriage from the outset.
===No-fault divorce===
===No-fault divorce===
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