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Legislation should be governed by the higher interest of justice and fairness, and the truth that in our country there are those who need divorce – not simply for separation’s sake – but because they want to be liberated from captivity, and be freed from the confines of a loveless union.
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No doubt religion has contributed to the spiritual formation and upliftment of our people, and for that we should be very thankful. That said, our own history and the Constitution acknowledge that when religion and state affairs mix, conflicts arise, which jurisprudence has aptly termed “excessive entanglement.” Thus, one of the fundamental principles in the Constitution commands that there must be separation of church and state.
However, since it was clearly shown that their union followed the strict tenets of their religion as members of the Jehovah’s Witnesses, and observed the rules of their faith, the court refused to impose the legal consequences of their acts – wary of unintentionally meddling in the beliefs of religion. Instead, it carved out an exception forThe same accommodation was extended by the Supreme Court in.
Other compelling grounds are repeated physical violence, grossly abusive conduct, mental and psychological torture, total abandonment, and attempt on the life of the other. The Supreme Court, in Quiogue vs. Quiogue referring to a marriage’s miserable condition said that such “
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