Where are the “Adultery Prevention Marriage Seminars?”
Sure, there are plenty of “affair-proofing” marriage seminars. But I am talking about the sort of seminars where pastors talk about adultery and taking personal responsibility for one’s own sins.
Instead of talking about the horrors of divorce–like pretty much every pre-marital book I read does–why not talk about the horrors of adultery and the destruction it causes?!
So often, the “Christian” marriage retreats are designed to teach spouses how to avoid divorce and communicate better. That is not all bad.
However, such teaching and such a focus makes something that is not always a sin–i.e. divorce–of more concern than something that is always a sin–i.e. adultery.
That seems to be a backwards priority, IMO.
Just a thought.
*A version of this post ran previously.
Good question as always. I can say that when I found out, I received some horrid and I will say unGodly advice from a parachurch organization. There was no real support of me or what I was going through. I just needed to take steps to keep my family together and prevent a divorce.
If you were to run such a retreat, what would be your focus within the area of adultery prevention? I have my own assumptions about what should be covered. For instance, I believe that many so-called Christians would actually be considered goats and not true sheep.
Just posted today (5-23-20) in answer to the question as to what such a seminar might entail.