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Sure. Unless, of course, they can't get married due to their sexuality.
In which case, they shouldn't have kids.
Sure. Unless, of course, they can't get married due to their sexuality.
In which case, they shouldn't have kids.
So you oppose the adoption of children by same sex couples?
Si señor.
There's no credible science to back the claims of instability in SS homes. And your opposition to the morality of homosexuality shouldn't have any bearing on how you see homosexuals as parents.
Why then?
Yes, my opposition to the morality of homosexuality should have a bearing on how I see them as parents. If I believe something is immoral then obviously I shouldn't support anyone teaching kids that it's okay.
People should ensure that they have a stable economic environment before having kids. Whether or not that includes marriage differs from person to person.
I'm fine with premarital casual sex and whatnot, but birth control should be used.
Do you know what the poverty rate in the US is for families that wait until marriage to have children and stay married? 2%.
The poverty rate for the general population is 13%, more than six times as high. Plus, children that grow up in single parent households are much more likely to end up involved in criminal activity.
I look down on people that have children outside of marriage. They are hurting their children, their families, themselves, and their country.
Also I'm an atheist so religion has nothing to do with why I believe this.
Shouldn't the question be, what do I do for humanity?
Well, I don't have much free time but when I can (and have the funds), I donate money to the cancer fund as well as Shriners Hospital and a local animal shelter. Also, I TRY to be the best person I can be and treat everyone as well as I can (at least MOST of the time) among other little personal things. Also, around Thanksgiving time, I go with my aunt to the food pantry and help out doing whatever they need me to do (whether that be getting bags of groceries together, doing inventory, passing out bags of groceries to people, etc.)
And what do YOU do?
If they followed Scripture, they wouldn't be baptizing any babies. But I digress....
"humanity" didn't baptise you. A representative of a Protestant church did. My point is not to start a holier than thou pissing match. I know that I am no holier than you. However, you argue that you should be able to demand services of a priest/church and have no obligation to serve that community that helped to provide that grace.
As a point of order, priests are not solely granted rights to baptise. All that is needed is a Christian adult and water. There are lots of stories here in southern Louisiana of a devout Catholic grandmother baptising her grandchild while lapsed Catholic mom and dad who never bothered to get the kid baptised are off at the movies. So let's dispense with the whole priests-are-bad-guys-because-they-won't-baptise-kids-of-parents-who-have-no-intention-of-raising-the-child-Catholic meme. The ceremony of baptism is about welcoming a child into a community of the faithful. If you aren't willing to do that, then any Christian adult will do.
Do you go to church? I will assume the answer is no. Then why do you care who baptises you or your children? If church is irrelevant to you, then why is baptism SO VERY IMPORTANT....?!
Not nearly enough.
Some protestant churches feel that only adults can/should be baptised. The church has since its beginning has accepted infant baptism. It is adult only baptism that is the new/non-scriptural thing, not the other way around.
No, the point I am trying to make is NOT that anyone owes anyone anything. My point is that it goes AGAINST the teachings of Christ for the Church to turn any children away and to deny them the process of cleansing original sin.
I will repeat, you don't need a priest to baptise. Your parents could have done that themselves. Getting baptised in a church implies you are joining that community of believers.
According to what I was taught, it has to be someone who is ordained to perform a baptism. Neither of my parents were ever ordained.
That's religious doctrine created by man, not God. In scripture, disciples baptized. If you're a follower of Christ, you're a disciple. Therefore, anyone can baptize anyone. You don't have to follow some silly man-made rules.
Although, in my humble opinion, infant baptism doesn't do a darn thing.
I was thinking that baptism doesn't really make a lot of sense, because what about those who never had the chance to be baptized, like still born or miscarried infants, or ones who died before they had the chance to be baptized.
I guess according to the Catholic church, they're in Hell.
Not speeding is also not in your Bible. Beware of treating the Bible like a code of civil law.Infant baptism isn't in my Bible. Nowhere did Jesus speak of infant baptism. Nowhere did anyone perform infant baptism. Every baptism in the NT was adult baptism. Makes sense - only adults can choose to accept Christ and repent for their sins.