Divorce was once a rarity. But a cosmic shift took place in the minds of America’s people after Gov. Ronald Reagan (R-CA) signed the first so called no-fault divorce bill in 1969. Believing it to be a way of reducing unnecessary conflict and false accusations in divorce court, he later admitted signing that piece of legislation was one of the biggest mistakes of his political career.

Divorce spread like wildfire, and the foundation of God-ordained marital commitment crumbled in the decades that followed. Billboards today advertise for “quick and easy” divorces.

AFA Journal writer Anne Reed shadowed Judge Timothy Philpot for insight into how the controversial judge mounted a campaign to save marriages and ran into staggering cultural roadblocks.