[annalex]

We might argue how long will it take till the recent federalization of homosexual "marriage" drives normative Christianity underground. However, the sacrifice of one victim, our nation's children, that began with legalization of abortion, has now taken on a new dimension, as homosexual adoptions become a new legalized form of torture.

[annalex]

If you want to be on this right wing, monarchy, paleolibertarianism and nationalism ping list, but are not, please let me know. If you are on it and want to be off, also let me know. This ping list is not used for Catholic-Protestant debates.

[central_va]

I think NAMBLA with the help of the MSM is going to make a move here. The age of consent will be lowered, you watch.

[JimSEA]

The axial age figures into this very true comment on the family:

“Confucius and Lao-Tse were living in China, all the schools of Chinese philosophy came into being, including those of Mo Ti, Chuang Tse, Lieh Tzu and a host of others; India produced the Upanishads and Buddha and, like China, ran the whole gamut of philosophical possibilities down to materialism, scepticism and nihilism; in Iran Zarathustra taught a challenging view of the world as a struggle between good and evil; in Palestine the prophets made their appearance from Elijah by way of Isaiah and Jeremiah to Deutero-Isaiah; Greece witnessed the appearance of Homer, of the philosophers - Parmenides, Heraclitus and Plato, - of the tragedians, of Thucydides and Archimedes. Everything implied by these names developed during these few centuries almost simultaneously in China, India and the West.”

—Karl Jaspers, Origin and Goal of History, p. 2

[Fester Chugabrew]

This is an excellent post and one that I shared with my FB friends. The matter of corporal punishment is contested somewhat these days. Between my wife and I we seem to be able to administer discipline without blows. I reckon we would if we had to, but that is something for the NSA to investigate when they have a moment to stop by and have a cup of coffee.

[faithhopecharity]

Well, we agree 95%.
The development of respect for children... predated the arrival of Christ in His Jewish faith tradition, however.
Indeed, much of the strong Jewish emphasis on family and children was already well-established. It did not suddenly leap into existence at Calvary. You can see it in Jesus’s own Jewish family (at least as tradition provides). Jesus’ Jewish (and later, many gentile) followers then spread this family-orientation (along with all the rest of the received Jewish morals and ethics) to multitudes of pagans as part and parcel of the spread of Christianity (especially insofar as Europe, etal were concerned).
See, for instance,,,,

http://www.academia.edu/8089274/Judaism_Children_in_Jewish_History_and_Culture_

in short, if we adopt the modern “Judeo=Christian” phrase for most of your essay, we get it right on.
Best,

[Vendome]

I like children....other people’s children...for maybe 10 minutes....

[__rvx86]

It’s a repost, but one worth repeating...

Thanks.

[Kolokotronis]

Here's an interesting tidbit. To this day in Greek, the words for "girl" and " boy",Το κορίτσι and Το αγόρι, are neuter gender.

[null and void]

A rare all my ping lists (including the homosexual minority humpback whale ping list) ping simply because it’s that good.

Food for thought all, food for thought...

[Sherman Logan]

In Rome, a child's father had the right to kill him for whatever reason until he came of age.

This was in later Republican times.

In early days, this power continued until the death of the father. In fact, the father was the only "person" recognized by the law, so in essence Roman society did not recognize the existence of individuals, only a grouping of families, with authority and responsibility seated in the father.

[Hotlanta Mike]

Texas Governor Abbott Releases Statement Defending Religious Liberty

http://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2015/06/texas-governor-abbott-releases-statement-defending-religious-liberty/

[Popman]

Bmk

[lbryce]

Great article.

[Yardstick]

*bump*

[LucyT]

How Christianity invented children

Pascal-Emmanuel Gobry

We have forgotten just how deep a cultural revolution Christianity wrought. In fact, we forget about it precisely because of how deep it was: There are many ideas that we simply take for granted as natural and obvious, when in fact they didn't exist until the arrival of Christianity changed things completely. - Take, for instance, the idea of children.

Today, it is simply taken for granted that the innocence and vulnerability of children makes them beings of particular value, and entitled to particular care. We also romanticize children — their beauty, their joy, their liveliness. Our culture encourages us to let ourselves fall prey to our gooey feelings whenever we look at baby pictures. What could be more natural?

In fact, this view of children is a historical oddity. If you disagree, just go back to the view of children that prevailed in Europe's ancient pagan world.

As the historian O.M. Bakke points out in his invaluable book "When Children Became People", in ancient Greece and Rome, children were considered nonpersons.

[snip]

High infant mortality rates created a cultural pressure to not develop emotional attachments to children. This cultural pressure was exacerbated by the fact that women were more likely to develop emotional attachments to children — which, according to the worldview of the day, meant it had to be a sign of weakness and vulgarity.

Check out article.

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