Good evening all (and especially to my good online pal Analytical...how are you my friend?):
Sorry to be lurking so much...I've been quite busy and had very little to add to the conversation. I do want to say that I spoke with friends at JMM again this evening and they say that there is no "no-divorce" policy of the type that has been discussed (i.e. that a person cannot be divorced and work there.) Instead, there are rules about "moral conduct" such as that a person cannot be involved in adultery, *advertiser censored* or other unbibilical behaviors and remain employed. Those with marital problems are encouraged to seek counseling (as it sounds like Sheri and Chris had done in the past) and, per biblical standards, divorce is allowable in cases of adultery, spousal abandonment and abuse. I think, perhaps, that the officer on the stand in the preliminary hearing was not clear enough about JMM's divorce policy. What would've been correct to say is that "Chris Coleman would not have been allowed to remain as an employee of JMM if he had divorced Sheri under these circumstances."
Also, Chris was forced to resign for violating "moral conduct" rules (or, to be more clear, carrying on an adulterous affair while on the job.)