What Is a Covenant Marriage?

[@amski88]

I am 36 and have been walking around thinking that all marriages were exactly this

[@Annie-ZA]

Me too!

[@riri_hins]

Right?

[@itsnotaboutyou]

😂🤣😂 right!

[@angelikalindenau943]

I'm another one of the naive lot.

[@gaigecannon2190]

@@JesusSavesTheLostBrokenConfuse God lets children starve to death in Africa. God lets children die of cancer. Is god all knowing and all powerful? Must not be. Why doesn’t he step in? Do we only go to heaven? Or do you think she squirrel you killed on your way to work goes to heaven too? No. It’s roadkill. You’ll be nothing more than a body after death.

[@bamalady7314]

How horrible is our society that a covenant marriage is considered unconventional when it is just a marriage that honors the normal promises made during the wedding vows?

[@rainfalls1842]

I mean I was wondering...goodness

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

Media wants us to believe everything associated with Christianity and Christian morals is bad despite the rise of the West which uplifted the modern world being based on it and it's clear superior construct.

[@bksundar]

What's is there to wonder. It's called the wonderful world of looney liberalism

[@jamalwilburn228]

A world where people want to call divorce at anytime such as not being sexually pleased or financially happy

[@the.christian.gentleman]

❤Amen your comment Amen!

[@flacadiabla3193]

Isn't that what being married is anyways? If it's not that kind of commitment, then it's just dating

[@GorgieClarissa]

Literally it's not just dating but ok

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

You mean it's a trap

[@ChimereTrielle]

This video had me so confused. I'm literally sitting here like, do I not know what covenant means? I'm thinking they were going to say something completely different. This is literally what a marriage is.

[@chococat1313]

No this isn't what a marriage is, legally there is what is called a no-fault marriage meaning you can divorce for reasons other than abuse, adultery and abandonment. The covenant form of marriage restricts your options for divorce.

[@Ramxie35]

then why get married in the first place?@@chococat1313

[@danielgardner394]

For you? Perhaps. Do you need YOU enforced upon others? Why?

[@ThriveMode247]

This is exactly what marriage should be

[@majikdivaa6199]

its only apply for religion people ....

[@dawnshipley1243]

It applies to all marriages.

[@amelia6557]

Wtf

[@adamjustadam]

It only applies to Bible thumpers

[@KerriMosby]

Why? It makes no difference to the marriage, but it does removes free will.

[@jondear772]

Only Inside Edition can make a normal set of marriage vows sound dirty. I always thought when you promised to "love, honor and respect, until death do you part" meant to "love, honor and respect, until death do you part".

[@dannyrandkai]

the reporters emphasis on the "literally" 😂

[@josephchung19]

@@dannyrandkai it's crazy, do they think when people make their vow's that it shouldn't be literal?

[@abdielrodriguez8197]

I hate when someone say or do things to make marriages look bad. I don’t blame the marriages, I blame the betrayal

[@matthewm9261]

When a woman is college educated divorce is initiated 90% of the time. 70% if only high school education.

[@Melarona23]

​@matthewm9261 and yet u don't cite the reasons? Never thought of the why?

[@devilpupbear09]

It's always the one's closest to us that hurt us most

[@Former_Pastor]

​@@devilpupbear09 Very true. I've seen that happen many times

[@sennataylor592]

@@matthewm9261Maybe because college-educated women tend to employed/have higher paying jobs, and therefore have the financial ability to support themselves after leaving a bad marriage? Maybe the high school educated women tend to be more financially dependent on their husbands and thus feel like they’re forced to stay in bad marriages?

[@listerinr]

Isn't that what marriage is supposed to be??

[@Thaddeus-ml8if]

Not according to Jada and Will Smith. They got an open marriage with lots of entanglements.

[@WaterspoutsOfTheDeep]

Media wants you to believe marriage can be between two men or woman and mean anything you want. It's sheer perversion.

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

A trap?

[@KalaGora031]

This is no difference other than the true meaning of a real marriage

[@RefreshingShamrock]

This is what marriage is intended to be.

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

WAS

[@vell5052]

Exactly

[@KerriMosby]

Intended? what did some magical being create marriage? no. we invented it so its what we make it

[@BakingSoda4U]

@@KerriMosby And thanks to history you know the people who made it intended it to be like this. Sadly, your anti-religious bias makes you see enemies where there aren't any

[@angelikalindenau943]

I remember an elder lady being interviewed about her 60 years of married life. Had she ever thought of divorce? No. But murder!

[@wyleecoyotee4252]

When there was no 'no fault ' divorce

[@jengaman3421]

I respect it.. that’s how all marriages should be but the world has changed it over time

[@C_In_Outlaw3817]

Don’t get married. Not worth it

[@jahmalonbethel1307]

I wish all marriages was like this.

[@hazeleyest9562]

That’s what Marriage is supposed to be, that’s why it says (Til Death do us part)!!

[@sanbellm]

🙄

[@GorgieClarissa]

Um no.

[@nunyuhbusiness9016]

These days it's "til boredom do us part" or "til I find something better do us part".

[@nunyuhbusiness9016]

@@SJDT97 swing and a miss.

[@BakingSoda4U]

@@nunyuhbusiness9016 Which showcases the immaturity of our culture.

[@bricked2343]

😂 Good thing the exceptions include most of the reasons people get a divorce. This is just called “marriage.”

[@MB-fk5mg]

Don't most people get divorced because of vague "irreconcilable differences"?? AKA, I don't love you anymore.

[@cxarhomell5867]

This goes a step further with its view on marriage being an eternal covenant and its pre-marital counseling, which is something that a lot of traditional marriages lack.

[@shamrock141]

The "I'm not like other married couples" crowd

[@Patriot1791-BOR]

This is what a real marriage is.

[@Annie-ZA]

Always believed EVERY MARRIAGE to be precisely this! Some folk just like to 'sound' a little different though. 🤭🤣🤣

[@angelikalindenau943]

Let's face it - it's the in-your-face skit of the holier-than-thou crowd.

[@Annie-ZA]

Sounds like it to me. I don't hang out with such folk myself. I prefer down-to-Earth folk. 🤭🤣🤣@@angelikalindenau943

[@chococat1313]

No in all marriages you have the option of a no-fault divorce. You do not need to prove adultery, abuse or abandonment to get divorced.

[@antoniodiego9357]

Yes it IS old fashioned, and I think that’s the point. Good for you. There is a lot in society today that needs to get back to “old fashioned”.

[@majikdivaa6199]

This only apply for religion people ....

[@harrycrazy46]

Nope

[@sola_a]

Because everyone was soooo happy in those old days 😂

[@BakingSoda4U]

@@sola_a Yeah, and everyone nowadays is so happy divorcing for petty reasons.

[@sola_a]

@BakingSoda4U I'd rather be divorced than stuck in a marriage with no love. People have always been miserable, the only thing that changed is that people don't feel shame actually wanting to exit a bad situation

[@SanFernandoValleyRose]

My parents were married for 62 1/2 years before my father passed away. They stayed married without having to have a covenant marriage. It was til death do them part. All they did was sign the marriage license, stay married, and not cheat. My father was faithful and did not hit each other or swear at each other. Sure they had arguments but that happens to a lot of people. And my parents were NOT religious at all.

[@ernestonwona6070]

That sounds like how every marriage should be.

[@majikdivaa6199]

There is NOTHING guarantee in life , People still divorced at 60,70 ...When the Love is gone, you got to move forward NOT living a misserable life ! This is 2023. Life is too short !

[@firefly2508]

I always thought marriages were like "covenant" marriages. I must've been living under a rock. 😂

[@richardc5100]

1 minutes in, you’re testing my patience

[@BlessedOne686]

It’s redundant; marriage is a covenant. The exponential frequency of divorce doesn’t change the constitution of marriage. Marriage IS a binding commitment of loving loyalty to a spouse till death separates one from the other. This clip only reveals how morally stupid the world is currently.

[@LisaLisa001]

Never been married because I think that's the fastest way to die. Covenant marriage sounds like the same vows, just more emphasis on the death part. For me, this would make it worse.nightmare.

[@C_In_Outlaw3817]

I actually heard marriage prolongs life in most cases

[@flacadiabla3193]

Marriage isn't supposed to be like dating, so this to me sounds like any other marriage. If it's not this kind of commitment, then it's just dating. I personally have experienced marriage to be a far better life than a single one. Especially as one gets older.

[@LisaLisa001]

​@@C_In_Outlaw3817sure, in most cases. In my case, I absolutely believe anyone around me for that long will see all facets of my personality and will most definitely end my existence. It's not a bad thing for me. I don't think I'm missing out and I'm not saying anyone should agree with me. I just know for me, marriage isn't in my future. I love being with myself. I love farting whenever I want. I love eating 6 apples in a row with peanut butter and nobody commenting. And I love never having the TV on.

[@LisaLisa001]

​@@C_In_Outlaw3817this also doesn't mean I don't respect other people's marriages. I love watching couples grow old together. Just isn't for me.

[@jenniferbates2811]

Exactly

[@Pay-per-Vue]

Inside Edition is running out of things to report on

[@jukio02]

This doesn't make much sense because if you wanted a divorce in a covenant marriage, all you have to do is abandon the person and you get a divorce, as in all you have to do is leave. That's it. It's just like any other marriage.

[@sola_a]

Finally someone notices lol

[@RaffieFaffie]

Do you mean being technically married but leaving the house and doing your own thing? Then your spouse would just get private investigators to catch you cheating if you move on to another person and then you'd have to pay up.

[@ThePrinceofpoplive]

This is the form of marriage! ❤

[@TimedOut...NoWayo]

Don’t bring or force your personal values to people who don’t want them.

[@gretaweiss6802]

👍🏻 exactly

[@nunyuhbusiness9016]

He's not in the senate, and he isn't pushing his marriage on anyone.

[@lowellpack9465]

Wen u vote for a clown u get a circus

[@C_In_Outlaw3817]

lol

[@PuffOfSmoke]

So, when you flen out of love, you cant get out anymore unless you start getting physical as a way out??? Terrible. Marriage should never feels like a prison sentence.

[@cxarhomell5867]

Covenant marriage is not like a prison sentence. Nobody is saying that you're forced into a covenant marriage. It's a form of marriage that commits the husband and the bride to an eternal marriage, until and after death.

[@matw1x]

Stay single fellas. Never settle. Marriage leads to murder, heart attack, or cancer...whichever comes first.

[@louloumagoo2512]

Sure, we've seen these before: divorce?, absolutely not!... Murder?, that's okay.

[@annierosha5946]

Ridiculous - its a contract and any contract can be broken. Marriage is marriage - it is all about a contract between people. This is just an 'extra' promise that means absolutely nothing.

[@dannyrandkai]

It can still be broken, but for good reasons only.

[@annierosha5946]

@@dannyrandkai No marriage should be broken without a good reason. Otherwise, what is the point of even getting married at all?

[@charlenemack7040]

Never ever trust a grown man who doesn’t have a savings account, who doesn’t have a checking account, who doesn’t have any stocks and bonds or any money saved for retirement age that we know of.

[@majikdivaa6199]

Fyi, When the Love is GONE ....You can only keep the body , but NOT the mind and the soul !!!! People should know this.......

[@cewe2003]

But isn’t this EXACTLY what a marriage is suppose to be? The grounds for divorce under this type of marriage is exactly reasons why people should get divorce. But I guess they don’t cover emotional abuse and manipulation… 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@cxarhomell5867]

It is, but a secular marriage is different.What emotional abuse and manipulation is there in a covenant marriage? Explain yourself, since you can't claim and accuse a marriage of including emotional abuse without actually proving it.

[@johnmaris1582]

Great for people who find true love. Bad for people who still unsure. Simple as that.

[@oSamiSrzo]

...Yep... I'm confused... this just sounds like normal marriage...

[@KevinCovington5453]

NONSENSE You can't MAKE Anyone Stay With You! PERIOD!

[@AustinThinker79]

So they just have a normal marriage? You call it whatever you want, but legally they can get divorced whenever they want.

[@MsAwesome6814]

This is what marriage is

[@pameladonardo5]

I thought every marriage was like this...isn't that what God made it as??? One man and one woman joined together under God

[@AuskaDezjArdamaath]

Uhm….isn’t that what marriage is by definition? I mean, the vows aren’t “till I get tired of your nagging” 🙄

[@ted69101]

Honest question, what is "unconventional" about it?

[@HajGre30]

This is literally regular marriage. It’s literally the vows. Wtf.

[@HERNANDEZGARAY11]

😂😂😂 36 seconds divorce 😢stay single

[@Sobabe-el5ke]

Bless them! 🥰🤚

[@ChynnaBlue1]

So physical abuse is the line, but not emotional or financial abuse? No. My aunt was in a marriage like that and she and my cousins suffered for it. Abuse is abuse, PERIOD.

[@rosesweetcharlotte]

Divorse isn't akways bad and sometimes it has to happen and that's OK.

[@Hollysays]

So what if you do want a divorce and there’s no abuse, adultery or abandonment? You just legally can’t?

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

@@XTR02 what if you thought it was, but it just wasn't? a person's not allowed to be wrong, or change their mind? not to mention that sometimes people change, once married - the person you dated, the person you committed to, is not the same person, post-vows

[@lauranolastnamegiven3385]

this antiquated ownership contract - just like any religious law - should have NO bearing on the legal proceedings in a divorce...the laws of your state, covering the (hopefully ease of) filing for, & the adjudication of, a divorce (also for things like custody, support payments, & division of assets) should not be any different for these couples

[@KC-ed1dj]

​@JohnGunKillU You would stay married to your wife is she was discovered to be a serial killer? Doesn't qualify as adultery, physical abuse or abandonment. Use your brain.

[@nunyuhbusiness9016]

​@@lauranolastnamegiven3385if both parties willingly consented then it should absolutely have legal bearing in a divorce proceeding.

[@nunyuhbusiness9016]

​@@KC-ed1djif it was discovered that she were a serial killer she'd be thrown in prison, which some would consider abandonment.

[@Raymond-zz5pi]

"It's Thursday. Get undressed. 'Cuz covenant" Damn it.

[@emilybazer]

God definitely needs a signed contract, that means so much to him. smh.

[@cxarhomell5867]

It looks like you didn't understand the point about marriage being a covenant between a man and a woman.

[@emilybazer]

I am in a covenant marriage, that is what a marriage is. But make sure you look down on others that's what a good fake Christian would do@@cxarhomell5867

[@emilybazer]

also make sure you EMPHASIZE the MAN AND WOMAN part; Jesus would be so pleased with how you make others feel less worthy so that you feel better about yourself@@cxarhomell5867

[@shirlysmilesmusic6919]

Till death do you part...what marriage is supposed to be.

[@fransschreuders8488]

I got chills went I mis-took them for Phil & Brynn Hartman and they said the only way out is by death

[@Margann1987]

Oh dang, I see that resemblance, too 😮

[@generalacehorn4059]

Being moral means recognizing immoral acts of others.

[@firstbradley3281]

If you don’t feel safe in a relationship why get married?

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

This is just... marriage, no? Why did they make up another term to describe marriage?

[@visuali235]

Isn’t that just the definition of marriage 😂😂

[@Nicholaspimpinsohard]

A covenant marriage is exactly what Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith have.

[@Transforsen]

So basically what a normal marriage should look like?

[@iFNhU]

Meanwhile the old house speaker is going around elbowing people in the back and running away. 😂

[@andrearenee7845]

The Purity Ball - when you involve a child who has no choice, this is abuse...

[@KerriMosby]

Isn't this admitting that their marriage can't survive without the government to forcing them to stay married? If this is what they wanted, they could just choose to remain married forever without the government being involved. No one is asking them to divorce so what is the point in this other than to prevent each other from having free will?

[@randez626]

Sooo. A regular marriage

[@Frenite]

I thought this was what marriage is?

[@wa1ser]

This is actually just called marriage.

[@WhatIsThis-zq4hk]

Wow it's almost like marriage and the meaning of it should be up to the couple and not the government/religious extremists.

[@luisx000dontfindme]

this is a marriage example for today's youth

[@A.o.D]

They're just virtue signaling with this covenant nonsense. They're just trying to tell you they think they're better then you and everyone else. Just like Jesus would do. . . 🙄

[@mtx1942]

I thought we all had that WITHOUT the contract 😂

[@Road_789]

I feel like marriage is no longer worth it

[@Xivix427]

So 3 divorces have happened in the duration of this video.

[@Love23641]

This should be the norm, rather than ‘irreconcilable differences’ and all the Hollywood unending nonsense. People need Jesus 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@Dogscatsbikes]

Ladies, find yourselves a covenant husband

[@LeniDell]

Lmao so they renamed the literal definition of marriage in all religions. That IS what marriage IS. Lmao so acting as if they’re doing something somehow different is ridiculous and an insult. He’s simply a total weirdo. Of course he’s GOP. They get creepier and creepier.

[@FuzzyStayBuzzin183]

The man doesn't have a bank account which tells me he's either hiding his money or he's in seriously financial debt

[@tjtauaa]

What Party is the Speaker of the House from?

[@liz090833]

The party of Crotch Pummeling!

[@aprildawn82]

I thought that every marriage was supposed to be a 'covenant marriage'.

[@BrianZaragoza-j2k]

Sure be just boyfriend and girlfriend. Just have kids or don't have kids.

[@gedigi9010]

Sounds like a life sentence to me.

[@jeanneeber]

This is what ALL people exchanging vows at the altar believe. Covenant means, "I OWN you" & you're never leaving me!

[@creamysauce5351]

“Never say never” - Justin beiber

[@auntiem873]

So its what we all think Marriage and divorce has always been.

[@Sara-mf3px]

Funny how financial mental and emotional abuse isn’t a reason for divorce under this agreement.

[@thelegoonurfloor5347]

I think if you have to physically sign a piece of paper to "seal" yourselves together... that's the only red flag you need...

[@mikeb2979]

only In America, getting married means playing house. Covenant marriage means the real marriage.

[@karenmbbaxter]

I somehow find this offensive because I have been married for 25 years and we never went into our marriage with the idea that it should only last until we get tired of each other, .....what next? R we going to have a wedding where the vows say I will stay married to you forever and ever and that they promise with a cherry on top? Common everyone ......marriage is marriage and stop acting as if yours is more sacred that mine.

[@jujubees711]

Up until now, I too thought that was the idea behind marriage was to stay together until death do you part. Although not everyone follows it. I always supported marriage. But I like what Goldie Hawn said about her relationship with her long time partner Kurt Russell, that they choose each other every day. There is no contract binding them together. They choose to be wtih each other. I liked that. I'm not knocking their marrige. Do what's right for you.

[@Liam-Carlson]

1:00 Isn't that what marriage literally is?

[@TheCathyMundy]

Um isn’t this what marriage is?

[@dannyrandkai]

So it means they'll actually honor their vows? Shocking.

[@007NowOnline]

So if they both fall out of love and hate each other they still "have to" be together? Yeahhhh, doesnt make sense to continue something if you're unhappy with it. But whatever, if you think that "means" something about your conviction to "love" is beyond me. Why waste time and miss your chance to be with someone you actually love than stay in a lovless marriage simply because he didn't technically hit you in the face. 🤦‍♂️ But i guess if you prefer unconditional and contractually-binding love over true love and happiness then go for it. 🤷‍♂️

[@ladybirdlee3058]

They need to check if this dude is on grindr

[@Jay-ef2ii]

Beautiful!

[@PennyMsElite]

Good for them.

[@S_Paoli]

how hard can it possibly be for a politician not to commit adultery?(which is one of the conditions for divorce in a covenant marriage) what if the speaker decides to do a 180 and identify as a woman instead?(either mentally or medically) can his wife get a divorce in that case?

[@KC-ed1dj]

Nope. He can be a pedophile and a mass killer, too, apparently, and she has to stay married.

[@S_Paoli]

@@KC-ed1dj wait... maybe I'm confused... so if he goes out and gets a girlfriend who ends up having his baby, that's not adultery? (and grounds for a divorce in a covenant marriage)

[@BakingSoda4U]

@@KC-ed1dj The contract covers extreme cases including abuse. Your strawman makes no sense at all.

[@KC-ed1dj]

@BakingSoda4U So you saw THEIR contract? Why did this story say otherwise then?

[@nunyuhbusiness9016]

I may be out of the loop, but isn't that just marriage?

[@Cheznrice]

Sounds like a cult! Aren't all marriages starting out to be for life?