The Sanctity of Marriage?

Disclaimer: My goal isn't to offend anyone with this post.  You might be offended, but all I'm trying to do is ask some questions.

Unless you've been living under a rock (and you're probably better off if you are) you've probably heard about the recent celebrity divorce.  An NBA basketball player and his bride, who is famous for some reason, recently called off their marriage of 72 days.  

That's honestly not that much of a headline for a Hollywood marriage, it happens all the time.  What makes this divorce interesting (that's probably not the right word) is that the bride made almost $18 million on the advertising and media circus that covered her wedding.  

This has led most people to believe that the whole thing was an elaborate money-making scheme, and that the marriage was never meant to be a serious commitment at all.  

I'll save my opinion on that and just let you know what troubles me most about the whole thing.  Where's the Christian outrage?  Anytime gay marriage is brought up in this country, Christians come out of the woodwork and cry that allowing homosexuals to marry will somehow undermine the "sanctity of marriage."  So when two celebrities call it quits after 72 days citing "irreconcilable differences" (after 72 days, what can possibly be irreconcilable?), I would assume that Christians would be asking questions and talking about the damage this does to something as beautiful as marriage.  Here's the thing: I heard virtually nothing from Christians on this.   

I must confess that I don't get it.  

I'm convinced that this celebrity marriage did more to damage the idea that two people can truly love and commit to one another in marriage than gay marriage ever could.  I've never heard one coherent case that proves that gay marriage undermines the commitment I made to my wife.  However, I feel like this particular celebrity debacle sends a pretty loose message about the nature of a marriage commitment.      

So what say you?  I would be interested to hear your thoughts.  Also, I know that this has potential to be a pretty incendiary topic, so can we please act like adults and keep our discussion civil?  Please refrain from personal attacks on other commenters. 

Brad can be reached at awaken.oswego@gmail.com or awakenoswego.com.