The Sanctity of DIVORCE...

(read today's post to learn why I have this picture up..)

In my blog, as you all know, I discuss gay marriage, compare it to the inequalities of the world, and sarcastically get a point across of how ridiculous the logic is of denying a basic right. But oh, today, it gets WORSE. First, the gays can't get married. And now, the gays can't get DIVORCED! Yup. You heard me right.

Now, just to give you an idea of what we are comparing, the divorce rate in America for straight married couples is 52% for first marriages, 60% for second marriages, and 73% for third marriages. So for those about to embark on the sacred bond of a THIRD matrimony, be careful: You have a 3 out of 4 chance of that leading to a FOURTH, SACRED..... matrimony (emphasis on "sacred").

(and speaking of 'sacred', we all know the Bible has some anti-gay lines in it, but you should also read a few others... Malachi 2:16 'I hate divorce,” says the Lord God of Israel' or perhaps Matthew 19:9 'I tell you that anyone who divorces his wife, except for marital unfaithfulness, and marries another woman commits adultery.')

So, for me to marry my partner, I have to get married in Canada (the only country in the world where two gay foreigners can tie the knot), and then reside overseas, since my marriage can't be recognized both in the country I live in AND the country performing the ceremony. You can marry there, you just can't stay there.

But now, couples who no longer wish to be married can't get DIVORCED in Canada. That's right. In order for that same country to grant a divorce, at least one of the partners must have resided in Canada for a year. Now, one could apply for a six month visa and get it renewed, but probably wouldn't be able to get a job. So someone would just have to live and not work for a year just to break up their marriage.

Luckily, there is a silver lining to this story. There has now become one place in the world that will grant divorce privileges for the one country that allowed the gay privileges, even though the place that did the marriage won't do the divorce, and the place that did the divorce won't allow the marriage. (This is so good it just HAS to be fattening).

And that one place for gay divorces from Canada IS......

NEW JERSEY. That's right. When i decide to marry my partner I have to get married in Canada, live in Great Britain, and if things ever take a turn for the worst, get divorced in New Jersey.

Maybe it's for the best though. I definitely don't ever plan on getting a divorce, unlike the majority of this country that ARE divorced and trying to protect the sanctity of their failed marriages, for some reason. And considering how hard it is for me to get divorced, maybe that will be all the more reason for me to make it work.

And apparently, someone caught on before me, as you can see by the sign posted on Vinnie's Escalade in the picture above. So, DJ Pauly D, maybe you should give up spinning records and become an ordained minister in your little Jersey Shore beach house. Cause you have an entire country's worth of divorces headed your way.

Oh and Snooki? 'Sanctity' ain't a nightclub.