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I think it would be good to look at this issue by examining how it is interpreted by the world. Let's pick a denomination at random... the Lutheran Church.

The sinful human condition in a fallen world precludes dealing legalistically with divorce and remarriage. Divorce is not listed in Scripture as an unforgivable sin. On the question of remarriage, the Lutheran Church in America in a statement on Marriage and the Family adopted at its Second Biennial Convention, July 1964, said:

While it is the Christian teaching that marriage is a lifelong indissoluble union and that divorce and remarriage do violate God's order, nevertheless, God in His love does accept the sinner and deals with him according to his need. The church has recognized that marriage may be a remedy for sin and has seen in such Bible passages as Matthew 5:32, 19:9, and I Corinthians 7:15 the possibility of remarriage, but it also knows that the final basis of decision is loving concern for man in his actual situation.

Repressive legislation or a punitively legalistic approach is not in accord with the evangelical or the gospel-centered approach to the problems of divorce and remarriage. Upholding the sanctity of marriage must not be at the expense of helping people to rebuild meaningful lives.

Source:  Lutheran Office for Public Policy

Another document expounds more on the idea that we can and will make mistakes in life, and God is able to work with us through forgiveness. 

There are circumstances, however, where there are reasons to believe that true repentance is indeed present but where reconciliation and restoration of a broken marriage simply are not possible, either because the former spouse has remarried or is unwilling to be reconciled. In such cases, remarriage becomes a possibility. Considerable caution must be exercised by pastors, however, lest what may be considered possible under exceptional circumstances come to be interpreted as license to disregard God's will in this regard. By no means may encouragement be given to go on sinning "that grace may abound." (Rom. 6:1-2) What has been said above about the remarriage of persons divorced for unscriptural reasons may also be applied to the acquiring and holding of membership in the Christian congregation. Christian discipline in the congregation must be exercised in a firm, loving, and consistent manner, lest the offense of unrepented sin cause others to stumble.

Source:  Commission on Theology and Church Relations of the Lutheran Church

There are many more references, but I didn't want to dilute the point with excess volume.  Also, I encourage you to skim the two references, especially the second one.  There's a lot there to ponder.

The key point I'd like to emphasize is that no matter how one interprets the bible, literally or otherwise, do you think God intends a person to suffer indefinitely for an indiscretion made earlier in life.

Xanga sure makes it difficult to post a comment w/o selling your soul to them. It took a while to find an account to use semi-anonymously.  Xanga sucks.

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