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Is it a religious duty to reproduce?

Bishka

Bishka

Veteran Member
Draka said:
Becky, if you were physically/medically incapable of having children, would you be looked at differently in the eyes of your church and peers?
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Not by my church no. They don't codemn you if you can't have children.

People are not perfect and are people, unfortunatley. Yes, some of my peers would look at me like I've sinned or done something wrong, but I try not to pay attention to those and look to the real reason of life.

Those people aren't following their religion (if they are LDS) and they look down on me, so the fault would be on their own heads. :)
 
jeffrey

jeffrey

†ßig Dog†
Draka said:
My kind of religion! :jam: :p But, as you can tell...I have mastered the art of practice...and become very successful :D
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See! practice works! That's why Turk walks around exhausted, but with a smile!
 
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Squirt

Well-Known Member
Hey, Scott... Did you miss my questions. You answered Draka's, so I thought it might be an oversight.
 
Draka

Draka

Wonder Woman
jeffrey said:
See! practice works! That's why Turk walks around exhausted, but with a smile!
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Considering I'm the one with a kid kicking and settling in my ribs and diaphram...I'm the exhausted and breathless one all the time now :D .
 
jeffrey

jeffrey

†ßig Dog†
Draka said:
Considering I'm the one with a kid kicking and settling in my ribs and diaphram...I'm the exhausted and breathless one all the time now :D .
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Good point! When's the due date? Congratulations, by the way!
 
Scott1

Scott1

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Squirt said:
Hey, Scott... Did you miss my questions. You answered Draka's, so I thought it might be an oversight.
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Sorry bubba! I did miss em... thanks for the :bonk:
So I'm wondering, if two practicing Catholics did choose to use birth control, would this be something they would confess to their priest?
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They may or may not depending on their conscience.... I would say that since in a recent poll I read about 50% of Catholics don't follow this particular teaching, they either don't go to confession at all or skip this topic totally.
And would there be any kind of Church discipline for using birth control?
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That is on a case by case basis.... some Priests would deny them Communion... some would remind them of Church teaching and pray for them..... some might even support their decision.

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Maxist

Active Member
I must agree with her, that it never says overpopulate the world. So if you do not want to have children then you do not have to. If we have too many children we will all die out from lack of food, the LDS curch will not be exempt from this. This was a comandmant given to Adam and Eve anyway, I do not see how it still pretains to any of us.
 
nutshell

nutshell

Well-Known Member
Maxist said:
I must agree with her, that it never says overpopulate the world. So if you do not want to have children then you do not have to. If we have too many children we will all die out from lack of food, the LDS curch will not be exempt from this. This was a comandmant given to Adam and Eve anyway, I do not see how it still pretains to any of us.
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In the LDS faith, modern-day prophets have stated that the command given to Adam and Eve is still in effect.

The LDS Church has a wonderful system for taking care of its own. If the rest of the world adopted a similar system, I believe we would end hunger. Obviously, this system does not depend on ending reproduction. LDS reproduce more than most, yet we are all taken care of.

There was a religious goup in the 19 Century that believed abstinence was the most God-like thing a person could practice. They were only able to recruit members through conversion since they weren't having any babies. Of course, without babies, this group no long exists. If we don't reproduce, we will cease to exist as well.
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

Veteran Member
Draka said:
Does your religion have any restrictions or requirements when it comes to children?
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Uh, .... no. But I've never met a UU that didn't think birth control is a good thing in general.
 
Draka

Draka

Wonder Woman
nutshell said:
In the LDS faith, modern-day prophets have stated that the command given to Adam and Eve is still in effect.

The LDS Church has a wonderful system for taking care of its own. If the rest of the world adopted a similar system, I believe we would end hunger. Obviously, this system does not depend on ending reproduction. LDS reproduce more than most, yet we are all taken care of.

There was a religious goup in the 19 Century that believed abstinence was the most God-like thing a person could practice. They were only able to recruit members through conversion since they weren't having any babies. Of course, without babies, this group no long exists. If we don't reproduce, we will cease to exist as well.
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So you believe that as an LDS you are required to have children as long as you are medically capable to do so? And I and my friend are certainly not talking about ending reproduction, just the choice as to whether or not to have them on a personal basis.
 
c0da

c0da

Active Member
"Any fool can have a baby, it takes a real man to raise a child properly" - or something along those lines anyway.

A quote from a film I really like. Just because your religion says you should do it, doesn't mean you should have a kid.

A child is a big responsibility and is something that should only happen when both partners are ready and can make sure they can provide properly for the kiddie.
 
nutshell

nutshell

Well-Known Member
Draka said:
So you believe that as an LDS you are required to have children as long as you are medically capable to do so? And I and my friend are certainly not talking about ending reproduction, just the choice as to whether or not to have them on a personal basis.
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As I posted before, the command to have children is still in effect and when the three decision makers (God, Husband, and wife) are in agreement, then yes, you should have a child or children.

I would like to point out that the current President of the LDS Church had two children - hopefully, this can be an example to all that not every LDS is out there making a lot of babies or that the number of babies has anything to do with status in the LDS church.
 
nutshell

nutshell

Well-Known Member
c0da2006 said:
"Any fool can have a baby, it takes a real man to raise a child properly" - or something along those lines anyway.

A quote from a film I really like. Just because your religion says you should do it, doesn't mean you should have a kid.

A child is a big responsibility and is something that should only happen when both partners are ready and can make sure they can provide properly for the kiddie.
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I completely agree with you and my religion does not expect those who aren't "real men" to have kids.
 
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Squirt

Well-Known Member
nutshell said:
As I posted before, the command to have children is still in effect and when the three decision makers (God, Husband, and wife) are in agreement, then yes, you should have a child or children.

I would like to point out that the current President of the LDS Church had two children - hopefully, this can be an example to all that not every LDS is out there making a lot of babies or that the number of babies has anything to do with status in the LDS church.
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I didn't know that he only has two children. How in the world did I miss that during all these years. I feel as if I'm in pretty darned good company!
 
nutshell

nutshell

Well-Known Member
Squirt said:
I didn't know that he only has two children. How in the world did I miss that during all these years. I feel as if I'm in pretty darned good company!
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As do I!
 
retrorich

retrorich

SUPER NOT-A-MOD
Scott1 said:
Also, it is important to remember that the Catholic Church teaches that : The fecundity of conjugal love between a husband and wife cannot be reduced solely to the procreation of children.
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Fecundity. Another F word! :eek:
 
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