Social Security is the reason

[Alcott]

[QUOTE="Salty, post: 2480189, member: 5656"
Eventually, mom caved and allowed them to share a bedroom.
Open for discussion[/QUOTE]

I don't think she should have gone out of her way so much as to go stay in a cave so the guests could stay there.

 

[Zenas]

The old TV program pointed out a problem that is widespread today. Older people are cohabitating because they can't afford to get married. If they get married, their combined income will be greatly reduced, even cut in half. It's a glitch in the social security laws that Congress does not seem inclined to fix.

 

[Rob_BW]

The old TV program pointed out a problem that is widespread today. Older people are cohabitating because they can't afford to get married. If they get married, their combined income will be greatly reduced, even cut in half. It's a glitch in the social security laws that Congress does not seem inclined to fix.

It's not a glitch, it was purposeful. The law was written to provide a safety net for widows and widowers.

But human nature being what it is, the second order effects are what we're discussing now.

 

[Lodic]

After my sister passed away several years ago (heart failure), her husband shacked up with a woman for pretty much the same reason. I told my brother-in-law that living together outside the bonds of marriage is sin, regardless of the reason. Unfortunately, the government does seem to discourage marriage in the way described in this OP.
On a side note, my wife's niece and her fiancé came to stay with us a couple of years ago. We did let them stay, but we also invited a couple of her niece's cousins. The boy had to sleep in a room with a male cousin, and the girl with a female cousin. This only lasted one night, as it made my wife's niece and her fiancé mad. My house - honor God and obey the rules. If you want to sin, do it somewhere else (which they did).

 

[MB]

After my sister passed away several years ago (heart failure), her husband shacked up with a woman for pretty much the same reason. I told my brother-in-law that living together outside the bonds of marriage is sin, regardless of the reason. Unfortunately, the government does seem to discourage marriage in the way described in this OP.

Of course they do. It's cheaper for the government. In this case Government is definitely for government.

On a side note, my wife's niece and her fiancé came to stay with us a couple of years ago. We did let them stay, but we also invited a couple of her niece's cousins. The boy had to sleep in a room with a male cousin, and the girl with a female cousin. This only lasted one night, as it made my wife's niece and her fiancé mad. My house - honor God and obey the rules. If you want to sin, do it somewhere else (which they did).

We would all have to ask what is most important. Our guest feelings or maintaining our respect for God's will.
MB

 

[Reynolds]

A documented vow should be made before God and man.
If the vows are broken then the state should be brought in.

Whether the state is involved I don't see any scriptural evidence.
Today the state is involved for everyone's legal protection especially children.

Protection? Is that what you call what's the state does?

 

[rlvaughn]

Gram pa said the reason they did not get married was because both of their Social Securities would be cut.

A Christian should not jettison marriage and just live together for the purpose of financial gain.

 

[HankD]

Protection? Is that what you call what's the state does?

Sometimes.