Covenant Marriage

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Covenant Marriage
Little Rock Blog

November 13, 2004

Covenant Marriage
Governor Huckabee and his wife, Janet, along with 1,000 other couples, are going to convert their marriages to Covenant Marriages on Valentine’s Day 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at Alltel Arena.

One question I've been getting a lot since his announcement is what exactly is a Covenant Marriage?

Basically, what a Covenant Marriage does is make marriage more strict. Couples choosing a Covenant Marriage must attend pre-marriage counseling prior to receiving a marriage license. They also have to agree that they will seek counseling before a divorce will be granted. A divorce can only be sought if:

1) The other spouse committed adultery
2) The other spouse has committed a felony and has been sentenced to death or imprisonment
3) The other spouse has physically or sexually abused the spouse seeking the divorce or a child of one of the spouses

actual act