What is the Christian perspetive on divorce? How should the churches treat divorcing & divorced believers?

Actually the classic thinking is, if you divorce and remarry the same spouse its adultery.

The other point is that divorce is under traditional Catholic thinking, a sin, unless its for adultery or some other heinous reason. And even then, remarriage is considered a no-no except for the victim-spouse.

The Protestant Reformation principally under Martin Luther, took the position that marriage is not a holy sacrament, and therefore its a matter for the civil authorities. In other words, divorce is sanctioned.

Under the Protestant point of view, divorce and remarriage whether to the same or another spouse is not adultery whereas it is under the Catholic perspective.

The rationale behind it is that God granted the writ of divorce to Moses because he feared that the Israelites' hearts would harden if they were not freed from a mistake made in entering into a marriage that should not be.

Finally, I think logically if you are to take God's perspective, if that's even possible, its more practical to reconcile than divorce; and its more practical to reconcile even after divorce. People make mistakes either marrying or divorcing. When people fix their mistakes, that's called reconciliation. That, to me would be a top priority in the God-perspective arena.

The Christian perspective on divorce is plainly laid out in Mark10. The only grounds for divorce might be infidelity, but even that doesn't have to be. The Christian perspective on forgiveness tells us that we will all fall short and that we should treat each other with understanding, respect, and concern. A biblical look at reconciling a hopeless marriage can be found in the book of Hosea. Though his wife abandoned him time and again, Hosea's duty to God, more than love for his wife, drove him to try despite all hope. But our God is a forgiving God and makes provision for those who can't meet His impossible standards.

There is ONE CAUSE and ONE ONLY That God gives for divorce and that is Fornication...

Outside of that , one is suppose to remain married BUT if their unbelieving spouse leaves, they are to remain Unmarried or reconciled back to their spouse

BUT.... if that spouse has remarried they can NOT Go back to them, for it is a defilement.

That is exactly what the Word of God teaches...makes NO difference what men say or claim or their own doctrine, It is God we will give an account to..NOT man !!

Jesus taught that remarriage used to be improper. For this reason I, as a divorced Christian, pick to live celibate. Ronald Reagan and John McCain have to reply for his or her own choices. God's plan for marriage is one man and one lady in a lifetime relationship. All sexual recreation outside of this bond is sin, be it heterosexual or homosexual.

According to the Bible, there can be no divorce. Man cannot separate what God has joined together. If a man has a divorce and remarries, he is committing adultery on his first wife, and should therefore be put to death.

Matthew 5:32 but I tell you that anyone who divorces your husband/wife except for sexual immorality makes her/him the victim of adultery and anyone who marries a divorced person also commits adultery.

Once there is a divorce neither may remarry unless the other dies first.

The innocent party should be counted as a widow/widower and the guilty party should be counted as dead.

Which Christian sect?

There are over 30,000 atm.

the catholic church is very much opposed to divorces