The left-wing media think the new speaker of the House is “a sinister little creep” with “strong incel energy.” Why? He is happily married and intends to remain so.
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson and his wife, Kelly, have a covenant marriage, not unlike millions of Christians all over the world, the only difference perhaps being that theirs is recognized in law. Louisiana is one of the few states (Arizona and Arkansas are the other two) where couples can enter a legally binding marriage that is not subject to the typical no-fault divorce laws.
In 2001, 15 years before Johnson was first elected to Congress, he and Kelly happened to be one of two couples whom “Good Morning America” found to interview about their covenant marriages. In response to a question from host Diane Sawyer, Kelly said, “From a woman’s perspective … I wanted to know it was for a lifetime, and it gives me such peace and security.” She implied, in essence, that marriage — real, covenantal marriage — makes sex safe. And, of course, she is not wrong.
Marriage, properly regarded, does make sex safe. When a couple enters the marriage covenant, they enter something that already existed, that is foundational to every society. In it, something real and powerful, sex — with its ability to wreck relationships and make unwanted babies — is acknowledged and put to good use to form a family.
However, by 2001, no-fault divorce was the law of the land almost everywhere
