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Originally posted by semiannualchick: I don't think anyone should be able to tell us how many children we should have, not as long as they are treated right & provided for w/o state assistance. The Duggar's had
16 children & living in a house with 2 bathroom's before the network came calling. Since then, they have a huge home, many car's & a vacation whenever & wherever they want it. The Duggar's give no thought to how many children they have & no thought to the health of any coming children or to her health. Their attitude of doing it for God is ridiculous.
Hi Chick,
I agree with you that, as long as they can provide for their family without government subsidy, no one has a right to tell them how many children they can have. The fact that they have taken advantage of the "reality show" curiosity of folks and are making a living from television -- I say God bless them for their astuteness.
However, when you say,
"Their attitude of doing it for God is ridiculous" -- I have to both agree and disagree with you. First, I have to disagree with you because I feel that your comment is based upon your being a non-believer; so, doing anything for God, to you, is ridiculous. On the other hand, I have to agree with you that I do not believe God calls a family to have nineteen children. God calls us to love and to provide for our children and our grandchildren -- but, I do not believe He gives us a quota for the number of children we are to have.
In 1958, when I first came to California, my sister-in-law and her husband were Hispanic and had three children. They wanted to stop there; but, being good Catholics they went to their priest to ask permission. The priest was a young man, maybe thirty, who had never been married -- and he told them not to use contraceptives and to leave it in God's hands. They eventually had eight children. But, I will say that even with their eight children; they were a happy family. My personal feelings are that when they wanted to stop at three; they should have been allowed to use contraceptives to prevent pregnancies before they happened. But, they were able to provide for their large family and were well adjusted -- so, maybe it was God's will. Who are we to question God?
In summary, I do not believe that God has given this family a quota -- but, as long as they are providing for their needs, are happy and well adjusted -- then, God bless them.
God bless, have a wonderful, blessed day,
Bill