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Discrimination based on marital status is illegal. Putting a clause in a contract that results in termination based on marital status, say engaging in premarital sex, meets the standard.
There's a difference between discriminating based on marital status and discriminating based on a specific behavior.
Not hiring someone because they are single = discrimination based on marital status.
Firing someone because you learn that they are divorced = discrimination based on marital status.
Extramarital sex (premarital sex AND adultery) was apparently fully covered in the contract, so it can't truly be considered discrimination based on marital status, only based on behavior.