It is not subject to the changing norms of society. God designed marriage to be a permanent union of a man and woman by which they are made one. God did not allow for divorce in his design. Marriage is a total commitment of two people to one another for life. It is a covenant of companionship.
Sin is involved in every divorce.
That is not to say that God hates people who are divorced, nor is it to say that everyone who is divorced is guilty of the sin that resulted in divorce. Some people are divorced by their mates against their will and in spite of their efforts toward preservation of the marriage. This raises the question whether divorce per se disqualifies a minister from continued standing in or acceptance into membership in the Conference. Paul wrote to Timothy, If a man desire the office of a bishop, he desireth a good work. Let a man so account of us, as of the ministers of Christ, and the stewards of the mysteries of God.