Divorce In Another Perspective

Even if I am really against divorce, I still believe that both sides should be heard. There are two sides in everything. And I believe that everything should be weighed. Pros and cons should be considered to get the best result.

I somehow got the idea from http://socyberty.com/law/divorce-in-the-philippines/, who believes that divorce should be legalized here in the Philippines.

The Philippines is a predominantly Christian Culture. It is the largest Christian Culture of all of Asia. It was because of the Spanish influence during the colonial period. Filipinos are very religious and follow strict Catholic rules. It is in their culture. Filipinos also follow very strict Catholic inspired laws, one of which is Divorce being illegal. For the reason that marriage is sacred in the eyes of God and it is very wrong to do such a thing. The only other option one might take to end a marriage is Annulment which is very costly.

“Pro-Lifers” they like to call themselves are those who are against divorce and claim that it’s anti-life. They also claim that it isn’t all about religion and it’s just in the Filipino character to keep the family together. Well it’s Culture and of your own beliefs powered by religion that makes you think that way.
They show statistics that a family that stays together have happier and healthier children and I don’t doubt that for a second, I totally agree. But those are most likely statistics of happy families. Why would people Divorce if they are happy together?

As part of being Filipino, is having a colonial mentality. We always tend to compare ourselves to the United States. I guess this is because of the effects of the Television. We are too exposed on media and we believe that what we see is right. We tend to justify their acts because we get so familiar with it.
They look the 50% Divorce rate and they instantly think that it’s an easy process that people for piety reasons. What happen to the Filipino character that they talked about? I guess we can not just generalize everything. Even Filipinos, not everyone is a pure devoted catholic, and not everyone thinks that the United States is the better country that we should follow.

In Spain where the people who influence much of our culture, their divorce rate is 17% and in Italy where our beloved Pope lives their divorce rate is 12%. Why are we so sure that we are going to follow the path of the Americans? We should learn to love and look at our own culture for what it is.
Divorce doesn’t solve the problems of these people, but so is staying in a marriage you’ve tried hard to save but still failed. What’s more painful/unhealthy for the children: having parents who are perfectly fine with each other although they are not married anymore, or having parents who are always at each other’s throats for the simplest reasons?

Let people have a choice in what to do with our lives. Not everybody follows your own beliefs and attitudes. I know how to respect your faith, so why don’t you do the same with mine. That being said, I strongly believe that divorce should be legalized in the Philippines.