Concerning Divorce
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In spite of these apparently favorable psychological factors and natural, traditional attachments of parents and children, the rising incidence of divorce is a new and observable phenomenon of the modem world. One of the most important contributing factors is the ease with which women can now make a living. On this the Encyclopaedia Britannica says: "Industrialization has made it easier for women to support themselves, whether they are single, married, divorced, or widowed. In this connection, it is interesting to note that the Great Depression of the 1930s stopped the rise in the number of divorces in the United States for a time.
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Concerning Divorce - Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
Concerning Divorce
Maulana Wahiduddin Khan
GOODWORD
Concerning Divorce
When a man and a woman bind themselves together by tying the knot of marriage, they cherish the hope of living together for the whole of the rest of their lives. Then, when nature blesses their union with a child, it strengthens the bond of marriage, providing a guarantee of its greater depth and stability. On the basis of data collected in western countries, the Encyclopaedia Britannica of 1984 confirms this with the statement that childless couples tend to have a higher divorce rate than couples with children.
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A divorce court judge in the West holds that every little youngster born to a couple is an added assurance that their marriage will never be dissolved in a divorce Court.
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In spite of these apparently favorable psychological factors and natural, traditional attachments of parents and children, the rising incidence of divorce is a new and observable phenomenon of the modem world. One of the most important contributing factors is the ease with which women can now make a living. On this the Encyclopaedia Britannica says: Industrialization has made it easier for women to support themselves, whether they are single, married, divorced, or widowed. In this connection, it is interesting to note that the Great Depression of the 1930s stopped the rise in the number of divorces in the United States for a time.
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In the modem age, western civilization has been beset by many problems, many of which are more artificial than real. In many things western civilization has adopted unnatural ways, thus giving rise to unnatural problems. The matter has further been worsened by attempts to solve them unnaturally. Problems have thus gone on increasing instead of decreasing. The problem of divorce is one of them. The initial stimulus of the