Okay, so a classmate of mine told me about this website. She was not happy with it at all. Me, I'm reserving judgement until I read through it. (And I don't have time to read it through.) I also think because I have a cousin with 6 kids, one pair of friends with 5 children and, at one time, went to a church with a couple who had 6, that I am more sensitive to the idea of large families. All these folks to which I refer are repping for the 'same mama, same daddy and yes, on purpose' set. I also think that people can be super ugly to people who have large amounts of children on purpose. They ask crazy questions to these folks which are completely in appropriate. Questions they would not ask of any other parents who are bearing smaller amounts of children. So...here is a website about the idea of having lots of children or a 'quiver full' as they put it. The site name is based on Psalm 127:3, 4, 5. I've included The Message version here:
"Don't you see that children are God's best gift? the fruit of the womb his generous legacy? Like a warrior's fistful of arrows are the children of a vigorous youth. Oh, how blessed are you parents, with your quivers full of children! Your enemies don't stand a chance against you; you'll sweep them right off your doorstep!"
My classmate was horrified by the concept of birthing children as a means of building a 'Christian Army'. Actually, she was angry. I haven't read the whole site and I don't know if she really did either so, again, I'm reserving judgement. I know there are crack pots on every side of an issue and I am not willing to lump all people with more than 4 kids into the cracked pot category. Its just not cool.
The stuff about birth control will definitely make some folks crazy and make others feel less crazy about what they have suspected for quite some time. Me? I'm going to keep reading and praying. I really enjoy reading stuff like this.
And I will honestly say one more thing, if we had (have?) the time, money, sanity, health and the parenting skills, I'd like to go for four. Right now, I'm 37. And wow, you should hear the opinions tossed at me when I say that? And right now, I only have one child! Dude, get off me for having aspirations for joyful parenting! Anyway.... I feel for couples who are crazy or brave enough to have more children.
One more thing. Why do people hate condoms so much? If you don't want a kid, use one. If you don't want to catch something that will either kill you or plague for life then use them! Sheesh! There is nothing wrong with using a condom and if you give me that crap about sensation and stuff then I'm going to say that with all the freaking nerve endings that God hooked up down there that I just don't see how a tiny piece of latex can inhibit your fun? I just don't get it. Maybe I need to write sex book? I don't know..
Okay, end of rant..
Look at the site and post your opinion if you want to. I think I'm an instigator. And, yes, it's a real word. It's from instigate which means to incite or provoke.
Now, I'll shut up.
2 comments:
Ok, so you know I love that site, have read the whole thing, and the book. I also read Open Embrace, which outlines what's so evil about the condom. Kind of like that son of Judah, who spilled his seed on the ground rather than have a son in his brother's name, I'm thinking.
The idea of raising a Christian army looks at the idea that we are in a spiritual war, not with flesh and blood, but with principalities, the powers of darkness, and the powers of darkness would like nothing more than for us to die out. Birth control is really about death. I know, I'm instigating too, but it feels kinda safe here, ya know?
Keep on bringing up the good stuff, cuz!
I knew I could count on you to respond! Yeah, okay so I can understand why Judah's son what shady for spilling his seed. I get that the motivation behind spilling his seed was that he was a selfish hater. But I think that was the sin - being so hateful that he did not do the right thing. But I don't see how us using a condom is the same. Given my current situation, I better use a condom until I can get this pre-cancer thing cleaned up on the 22nd. I am not going to run 9 mos with these evil cells on my cervix. We'll talk more.
I get the concept of the enemy wanting Christians to die out. I totally get how people want to have more kids and raise them up as Christians. More salt and light is a beautiful thing. I think that rocks.
I don't get how (all) birth control is about death. I do get how some of it could be about death. And I don't have the breadth of knowledge or trust in accuracy or honesty of any of these studies to believe that the people on any website are the authority on how that stuff works and doesn't work.
I do get how the manufacturers could have been lying though and if birth control is about death, then they've known it all along and they are keeping it from us.
Which leads me back to condoms. Yep, don't get how that is a problem. Just don't but we'll talk. We have the best talks!
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