John Stonestreet and G. Shane Morris on Children, the Church, and the Culture War

"A few days ago, a colleague shared comments he and his wife get when people find out they have seven kids: 'Are they all yours?' 'Were they all planned?' 'What are you, Mormon?' And, most awkward of all: 'You know what causes that, right?'

"This kind of reaction to large families, which I've gotten with only four kids, reveals the assumptions about children that largely go unquestioned in our culture, even in the Church. . . .

"In previous generations, an intentionally childless marriage would have been unthinkable. Infertility, as so many couples are painfully aware, is tragic. Intentional infertility is considered a choice today. . . ."

In a recent commentary, writers John Stonestreet (president of the Colson Center for Christian Worldview) and G. Shane Morris (assistant editor and columnist at BreakPoint) reflected on children as Gods blessings.

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The Stream: Children, the Church, and the Culture War (11 JUL 20)