Today I want to look at an issue that has been sort of bubbling around in my mind for some time now. I am not a Christian (anymore) and while my reason for leaving the faith is deeply intertwined with my sexuality, it's not entirely the reason. Firstly, Christians are the most hypocritical persons on the face of the planet. Yes, I said it. I'm not saying that there aren't good Christian people out there, I'm sure there are. I know a few of them. However, many Christians abuse their "god given privilege." Today we'll look at one example.
Firstly, I'd like you all to meet the Duggars. For those of you who are unware, the Duggars are a ordinary, christian family. Only difference is, they have 18 children. At my last count, that is. You see, the Duggars believe that God should dictate how many children they have, not modern science or you know, common sense. Well, okay, but why don't we take that a step further then? Let god build your home (rather than selling out to a reality tv show that provides for your sex fetish.) Rightfully speaking if you want to use God's name to attack contaceptives and all that stuff, then be logical. Refuse blood transfusions, painkillers and c-sections. Have your children at home, and feel the pain. It's only the next logical step.
God gives people wisdom, this is the wisdom that allowed us to build cities and create modern medicine as we know it. It's what has allowed humanity to survive for so long. Go forth and multiply is a pointless scripture in this context. Does the world really need more children?
However, all is not lost. I for one believe this is either a show of just how stupid people are, or one huge publicity stunt (a stupid stunt.) After all, why would any woman logically go through the pain of childbirth 18 times, for a man? What is wrong with her? That's my question. Secondly, look at the names of their children. The father is Jim Duggar and the kids are Joshua, Jana and John-David (twins), Jill, Jessa, Jinger, Joseph, Josiah, Joy-Anna, Jedidiah and Jeremiah (twins), Jason, James, Justin, Jackson, Johannah, Jennifer, and Jordyn-Grace, oh, and there's the dog Jazmine (Duggar?) Apparently, the letter J has some signifigance to these people.
Furthering their blatant hypocricy is the release of their book in '08 The Duggars: 20 and Counting. Is this not a publicity thing? They're making money off their outrageous ideas. Certainly god never said that? Go forth and multiply so that the world may give you money for being stupid. I have no problem with someone wanting to have many, many children. If that woman wants to risk her life time and time again to have children for a (clearly) insane man then so be it. However, claiming to be Christian and that this is God's will is ridculious. "God" will stop you from having children, fear not, you just might die in the process.
You can check wikipedia for more informtation on the Duggars.
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