Shamsudin Hakim examines how the concept of sacred, unbreakable marriage in Christian, Muslim, and Jewish traditions can be weaponized to justify abuse. Religious language like "God will fix this" or "marriage cannot be dissolved" often perpetuates emotional harm, even when well-intentioned.
In many faith communities, Christian, Muslim, Jewish, doesn't matter the denomination, marriage is sacred. It's a covenant. It's unbreakable. And I agree with that. Marriage is sacred. But here's what happens when sacred language meets toxic situations. People use theology to justify suffering, and they do it with the best intentions. Pastors who say pray harder, family who says God will fix it, Friends who say marriage is a covenant, you can't just leave. And all of those statements can be true in the right context, but when someone is being emotionally abused,
