The great blessing (children)
~from Biblical Womanhood on the duplicity of those who demand "choice" yet would take the ability to choose away from the Duggers.
"Those statements all go out the window when it comes to the Duggar family, though. It is okay to sleep with multiple partners, have multiple abortions, or ship any children you have off to day care centers for the bulk of their growing up years. It is okay to call "marriage and family" a group of any sort of people you come up with that suits your fancy, it is okay for parents to work at the expense of their children, but it is absolutely not okay in their book for anyone to trust God with their family size and have 17 children. Never mind that these 17 children are in a warm and loving family environment, never mind that there seems to be much order and structure in the Duggar home, never mind that these parents are well-providing for their children, never mind that centuries ago, having 17 children was not anything extremely out of the ordinary.
For some reason it is okay to have fancy cars, big mansions, and all the electronic gadgets and toys we could ever hope for. It's okay to have pets - lots of pets if you prefer - cats, dogs, reptiles. However, it is not okay to have a lot of children.
.......What I am saying is that we need to get over this low view of children, a view which has sadly infiltrated most of Evangelical Christianity."*
*Yep. Brad and I can attest to the truth of this last statement. We don't have anywhere near 17 children, but we have certainly faced censure from evangelical Christian types for having (three, four) five children.
~read entire article from Biblical Womanhood here:
"Those statements all go out the window when it comes to the Duggar family, though. It is okay to sleep with multiple partners, have multiple abortions, or ship any children you have off to day care centers for the bulk of their growing up years. It is okay to call "marriage and family" a group of any sort of people you come up with that suits your fancy, it is okay for parents to work at the expense of their children, but it is absolutely not okay in their book for anyone to trust God with their family size and have 17 children. Never mind that these 17 children are in a warm and loving family environment, never mind that there seems to be much order and structure in the Duggar home, never mind that these parents are well-providing for their children, never mind that centuries ago, having 17 children was not anything extremely out of the ordinary.
For some reason it is okay to have fancy cars, big mansions, and all the electronic gadgets and toys we could ever hope for. It's okay to have pets - lots of pets if you prefer - cats, dogs, reptiles. However, it is not okay to have a lot of children.
.......What I am saying is that we need to get over this low view of children, a view which has sadly infiltrated most of Evangelical Christianity."*
*Yep. Brad and I can attest to the truth of this last statement. We don't have anywhere near 17 children, but we have certainly faced censure from evangelical Christian types for having (three, four) five children.
~read entire article from Biblical Womanhood here:
Comments
Seriously, I think you should consider adding at least one more to bring it up to an even "six-pack" of kiddos! Tell those population scare zealots that I (& other childless or one-child homes) have given you our allotments. Love to you all!
Mel