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To: yefragetuwrabrumuy

Not just materialistic, but individualistically proud. We shouldn’t turn this into a kind of reverse moralism where we robotically shame those with few or no children, or even go celibate (we can’t always know why). But humans were put here for God’s loving glory and if the love capacity is there for many children, it is only right by God to follow suit.


7 posted on 11/02/2014 3:03:13 PM PST by HiTech RedNeck (Embrace the Lion of Judah and He will roar for you and teach you to roar too. See my page.)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

>>ut humans were put here for God’s loving glory and if the love capacity is there for many children, it is only right by God to follow suit.<<

That is an example of a good argument for fecundity. There are others, including propagating values, maintaining national identity and strength (witness Japan which may soon collapse), and others not so much rooted in “if it wasn’t for...”


9 posted on 11/02/2014 3:05:40 PM PST by freedumb2003 (Zimmerman, Brown, Fast & Furious, IRS harassment, Philly ignorance: holdering in 1st degree)
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To: HiTech RedNeck

I don’t think that anyone would shame a couple for not being able, for whatever reason, to have a big family. If anything, the feelings are empathy, with some pity and shared sadness.

On the other hand, there should definitely not be any shaming for couples that do have a bunch of children. Right now there is a lot of passive and active hatred of people like the Duggars, with 19 children.


29 posted on 11/02/2014 4:41:07 PM PST by yefragetuwrabrumuy ("Don't compare me to the almighty, compare me to the alternative." -Obama, 09-24-11)
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