Jesus Christ, Why are all the Christians Tryin to convince me to have babies?

Fahka

I just don't want to have fucking kids! When did that become such a problem. A chick i work with is a complete wackadoo jesus types and pretty much is doing what her "god" tells her NOT to do. Judging me and thinking that i'm denying what should be done?

"Be fruitful, and multiply"

I wonder if God knew that when he said that and then in 2008, There were going to be MILLIONS of homeless orphans. Yet we should make five a couple families to serve a "lord"


I'm not biting. Call me a cynical selfish asshole but i just don't want to bring a child into a world as it is. Not to mention i personally just don't find the idea of childbirth as something i'd like to experience as a woman. Not because there is something less womanly about me. I actually practically raised my little brothers so perhaps my instincts were sufficed. It was cool. They have turned out awesome



Ok but back to my point of this post..

Do you feel that other religions and people in general put in your head that your suppose to do certain things? For no other reason than , thats how its always been? Just curious if anyone deals with religious/social/political events that effect them in a personal manner. Not here to offend anyones religion. This is just a certain instance i am referring to. If you are offended, i apologize but i cant really deny my own opinion. That'd be a shrew move.

fuck

If you don't wanna have kids, don't. I mean, unless that girl at work is literally harassing you, you should just ignore it...

As for religions trying to make me make choices I don't to make, I can't really say I've been affected by that personally.

know1

LeatherMandi wrote:

I just don't want to have fucking kids! When did that become such a problem. A chick i work with is a complete wackadoo jesus types and pretty much is doing what her "god" tells her NOT to do. Judging me and thinking that i'm denying what should be done?

"Be fruitful, and multiply"

I wonder if God knew that when he said that and then in 2008, There were going to be MILLIONS of homeless orphans. Yet we should make five a couple families to serve a "lord"


I'm not biting. Call me a cynical selfish asshole but i just don't want to bring a child into a world as it is. Not to mention i personally just don't find the idea of childbirth as something i'd like to experience as a woman. Not because there is something less womanly about me. I actually practically raised my little brothers so perhaps my instincts were sufficed. It was cool. They have turned out awesome



Ok but back to my point of this post..

Do you feel that other religions and people in general put in your head that your suppose to do certain things? For no other reason than , thats how its always been? Just curious if anyone deals with religious/social/political events that effect them in a personal manner. Not here to offend anyones religion. This is just a certain instance i am referring to. If you are offended, i apologize but i cant really deny my own opinion. That'd be a shrew move.

I'm around a lot of Christians and none of them EVER are trying to convince others to have babies (other than the kind already growing in the womb).

dunkman

the only thing i cant stand is religious people coming to my door with leaflets and trying to get me to go to their church.

see, do they think i'm sitting at home thinking to myself "oh thats the doorbell.. i hope its 2 nice guys in suits trying to get me into a religion i've never fucking heard of"

if i want to join a religious group I'LL go to one of their churches... are numbers that down they have to press gang people into it?

tybird

The "Be Fruitful and Multiply" edict was given to the first two people way back in the Old Testament, whose rules no longer apply. I'm Christian, and I have not procreated any children, nor have I told anyone else to breed.

JaneNY

LeatherMandi wrote:

Do you feel that other religions and people in general put in your head that your suppose to do certain things? For no other reason than , thats how its always been?

Of course they do - many religions require their adherents to promote that religion and/or the behavior of that religion, with the ultimate goal being that everyone believes in their religion. Some people who believe fervently in something simply can't keep quiet. You just have to tune it out if its not something you want to do or believe in.

Ignore people who you feel are telling you to have children - there is no shame or bad in not wanting kids - as you point out the world is certainly well populated at this point.

Fighting Hellfish

have you ever seen those creepy commercials....the ones that are about having a family, getting married and having kids? Very bizarre. I don't need a commercial to tell me to have a family, thank you very much

peacegirl

LeatherMandi wrote:

I just don't want to have fucking kids! When did that become such a problem.

I've been trying to figure that out for quite some time. I have known and have been saying since I was about 15 or 16 that I do not want to have kids.

What is most annoying when you tell people that is that they act like they don't believe you and then say I'll change my mind eventually. Uh, no I won't.

I've never had them say it had anything to do with religion though.

bootlegger10

dunkman wrote:

the only thing i cant stand is religious people coming to my door with leaflets and trying to get me to go to their church.

see, do they think i'm sitting at home thinking to myself "oh thats the doorbell.. i hope its 2 nice guys in suits trying to get me into a religion i've never fucking heard of"

if i want to join a religious group I'LL go to one of their churches... are numbers that down they have to press gang people into it?

If you believed something to be true that would affect peoples' lives for eternity, wouldn't you want to tell them about it?

Just politely decline talking to them. I'm sorry you lost 10 minutes of your precious time.

bootlegger10

Fighting Hellfish wrote:

have you ever seen those creepy commercials....the ones that are about having a family, getting married and having kids? Very bizarre. I don't need a commercial to tell me to have a family, thank you very much

I have not. Must be a New York thing.

Fighting Hellfish

I wish I could remember who they're from, or who sponsors them. They are truly weird. off the top of my head, the one I can remember is that of a guy coming home from work, and his lovely new bride is waiting for him on the porch, with a wonderful looking meal just waiting for him on the dining room table. very sappy music in the background

iamica

tybird wrote:

The "Be Fruitful and Multiply" edict was given to the first two people way back in the Old Testament, whose rules no longer apply. I'm Christian, and I have not procreated any children, nor have I told anyone else to breed.

THANK YOU. Every time a fellow Christian gets appalled at my decision not to have kids and tells me to "be fruitful and multiply", I point out a couple of things:

1. Jesus and Paul never had kids, and there are several people mentioned in the Bible whose marital/children status was unknown.
2. "Be fruitful and multiply" was only said twice: to Adam and Eve, then Noah and his family. In both cases, those people were the only people on the planet. In a planet with a population of 6.5 billion and counting, I don't think everybody needs to be having 5+ kids.

NMyTree

LeatherMandi wrote:

......Jesus Christ, Why are all the Christians Tryin to convince me to have babies?

I just don't want to have fucking kids! When did that become such a problem. A chick i work with is a complete wackadoo jesus types and pretty much is doing what her "god" tells her NOT to do. Judging me and thinking that i'm denying what should be done?

"Be fruitful, and multiply".

Your uterus is their playground and my penis is weighing heavily on their minds.

It's important for big, bloated bags of wind to tell everyone else what to do and what not to do with our body parts.

eyedclaar

bootlegger10 wrote:

If you believed something to be true that would affect peoples' lives for eternity, wouldn't you want to tell them about it?

Just politely decline talking to them. I'm sorry you lost 10 minutes of your precious time.

Or answer the door while cleaning a handgun...

dunkman

bootlegger10 wrote:

If you believed something to be true that would affect peoples' lives for eternity, wouldn't you want to tell them about it?

no i'd keep it a secret so it'd be all mine.

bootlegger10 wrote:

Just politely decline talking to them. I'm sorry you lost 10 minutes of your precious time.

I've tried that... they persevere. I thought the idea was to find religion.. not have it sold to me like some guy who comes round with the latest Hoover product.

my time is precious... i figure i've got so many years on this planet... the less of that time dealing with delusional Utah preachers the better...

dunkman

bootlegger10 wrote:

If you believed something to be true that would affect peoples' lives for eternity, wouldn't you want to tell them about it?

its my belief people can survive underwater if they breathe through their noses in a certain manner. this will mean life can be sustained in underwater cities.

now that sounds a bit far fetched doesnt it? ok compare that to burnin bushes, talking snakes, parting of seas, women turning into pillars of salt, virgin births, having god as a dad, turning water into wine, walking on water, resurrection and it actually looks quite tame.

i'm going next door with a pamphlet on breathing in water

DeLukin

I think it may be that Christianity would want people to have babies in the context of the marriage union (quality vs quantity). Isn't the whole 'we exist to procreate and ensure the survival of the species' a Darwinian thing anyway?

eyedclaar

DeLukin wrote:

I think it may be that Christianity would want people to have babies in the context of the marriage union (quality vs quantity). Isn't the whole 'we exist to procreate and ensure the survival of the species' a Darwinian thing anyway?

I'm not sure who coined the phrase. All I know is that I don't agree with it. I exist to convince people to stop their goddamn breeding.

Fahka

Eyedcleaar = please keep up the good fight

ForestBrain

I believe in God and I don't want kids. NEVER!!!! EVER!!! People can do whatever the heck they want. It's their lives. But I ain't gonna bring a kid into this miserable world. Seems a little mean and selfish, to me.

Judgmental people suck. Is that judgmental of me?

NMyTree

dunkman wrote:

its my belief people can survive underwater if they breathe through their noses in a certain manner. this will mean life can be sustained in underwater cities.

now that sounds a bit far fetched doesnt it? ok compare that to burnin bushes, talking snakes, parting of seas, women turning into pillars of salt, virgin births, having god as a dad, turning water into wine, walking on water, resurrection and it actually looks quite tame.

i'm going next door with a pamphlet on breathing in water

Oh man, that's a classic! :D

great stuff!

So true, yet so funny.