The Changing Face of Marriage

I feel the 'domestic church' is an important part of our faith community. A deep belief in faith must be rooted from the family. Through example and teaching, parents can teach their children about their faith and the importance of it. Together, the family can depend on their faith to get them through the hard times and to have to always rely on. The 'domestic church' helps strengthen the family bond and the faith that family shares. With family faith comes religious morals and values. I feel some of the standards are becoming less strict when it comes to the marriage process in the twenty-first century. Now it is seen that couples are waiting to get married later in life once they have their life in control and a good foundation. I feel there are both pros and cons to this. For example, a benefit to waiting until later in life to get married is that the couple is more mature and knows more of what each of them want. However, a drawback to this is that they may feel they have waited to long and rush into a marriage in order to start a family. This can lead to marital problems. Another controversial topic is that couples are moving in with each other before marriage. I think this is good because it allows the couple to to see what it what it would be like to be married. However, it also takes away from the whole marriage process and may teach couples to walk away from a relationship when things get hard instead of working them through. Finally, I am comforted knowing college educated couple have a more likelihood of having a successful marriage. Someday when I have a family of my own, I will establish a 'domestic church' in my home because I feel it is important to the family.