Jessica Simpson ichthus pendant

The picture above isn't great, but the pendant around Jessica Simpson's neck is a redesigned version of her wedding ring, with one cross inside and cross-turned-Christian-fishtail on the left. Could this be the start of a trend--instead of selling or returning mementos of your ex, you convert them into Christian jewelry?

 

This might seem odd to other folks who, like the Simpsons, identify with with evangelical Christianity, given its strict interpretation of Jesus' prohibition of divorce. Yet we should remember that in context, marriage was primarily an economic arrangement. The problem with divorce was not so much with lust, sex or splits in themselves, but rather, the man's abdication of financial responsibility toward his wife and heirs.

 

What does this mean for the present, when men and women have relatively equal economic rights? We'll let churches decide, but if you ask Jessica's estranged husband Nick Lackey, the Christian thing for her to do would be to pay him spousal support!

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