Facing a divorce crisis in their churches, leading conservative Christian groups have thrown their support behind a bill before the Michigan legislature which would radically change the state's no-fault divorce laws. The Radical Religious Right is preparing to wage this battle across the land, rolling the divorce laws back to the 1950s. The issue is justice.
Certainly justice is common to all religions, it's central to the rule of government.
Michigan Family Forum and Capitol Resource Center are part of a network of 37 state organizations affiliated with the Colorado Springs-based Focus on the Family, headed by Christian psychologist James Dobson. Through these state affiliates, Focus on the Family is leading a national campaign to abolish no-fault divorce. Divorce is taking its toll on conservative churches. In June, born-again columnist Chuck Colson revealed some shocking statistics. MFF and others brought in several witnesses to testify before the Michigan House's judiciary and civil rights committee reviewing the proposal.