[OT] way off topic - CS Lewis quote needed.

[Kahuna Burger]

And no, its not even a fantasy quote so it really is off topic. I need a quote from Mere Christianity. Its in the marriage and family section and if anyone has the book I can give my rough memory of it. I can't access usenet, so I throw this out here.

Kahuna Burger

 

[Mark Chance]

I have the book. What do you need to know?

 

[Kahuna Burger]

I have the book. What do you need to know?

I found what seems to be a copy of the whole book online. But if you could confirm this quote as accurate it would be of great help.

"Before leaving the question of divorce, I should like to distinguish two things which are very often confused. The Christian conception of marriage is one: the other is the quite different question-how far Christians, if they are voters or Members of Parliament, ought to try to force their views of marriage on the rest of the community by embodying them in the divorce laws. A great many people seem to think that if you are a Christian yourself you should try to make divorce difficult for every one. I do not think that. At least I know I should be very angry if the Mahommedans tried to prevent the rest of us from drinking wine. My own view is that the Churches should frankly recognise that the majority of the British people are not Christians and, therefore, cannot be expected to live Christian lives. There ought to be two distinct kinds of marriage: one governed by the State with rules enforced on all citizens, the other governed by the Church with rules enforced by her on her own members. The distinction ought to be quite sharp, so that a man knows which couples are married in a Christian sense and which are not.

CS Lewis in the Christian Marriage section of Mere Christianity

-Kahuna burger

 

[Mark Chance]

Well, bother!

I can't find my copy of Mere Christianity. It's not in the C.S. Lewis section of my home library.

But, that quote does sound terribly familiar, if that's any help.