Childfree cavement, fighting Baptists, Destiny's Childfree and other fun stuff
Was a recently discovered frozen stone age man a childless outcast? Scientists seem to think so. Seems like the childfree have been getting the short shrift for longer than I thought!
A Stone Age man found frozen in the Alps some 5,300 years after he was murdered under mysterious circumstances may have been a childless social outcast, a new study showed.
Italian anthropologist Franco Rollo studied fragments of the DNA belonging to Oetzi, as the mummy has come to be known, and found two typical mutations common among men with reduced sperm mobility, the museum that stores the "iceman" said.
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A fellow Southern Baptist is taking issue with Albert Mohler's stance that married couples who choose not to have kids are sinning.
A bitter response was written for ethicsdaily.com by Miguel De La Torre, a fellow Southern Baptist minister, alumnus of Mohler's seminary and father of two who teaches social ethics at the Methodists' Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
He protested that whether Mohler realizes it or not, his "full-quiver" theology is "white-supremacy code language advocating for the increase of white babies." Presumably, his fury stemmed from the fact that Mohler's Southern Baptist Convention is predominantly white. But Mohler urged childbearing upon all right-thinking Christians, not just whites or Southern Baptists.
De La Torre also thought Mohler's viewpoint would forbid birth control, since if children are a blessing then "the best that humans can do is have as many children as possible." However, Mohler didn't oppose contraception, nor did he define the number of children a Bible-based couple should have.
Those not familiar with the "full-quiver" theology, may want to check out this Web site.
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Pop star Beyonce Knowles is beyond baby's. In fact, she's what we at BNOB refer to as a "cool aunt."
And although she's Crazy In Love with rapper Jay-Z, Bey admits she's not ready to be a mum just yet.
"I love my nephew so much and I'm like, I would love to have a baby but then I keep him for a day and I'm like: 'Oh no!' I've got a long way to go."
Sounds like Destiny's Child should be renamed Destiny's Childfree
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A Stone Age man found frozen in the Alps some 5,300 years after he was murdered under mysterious circumstances may have been a childless social outcast, a new study showed.
Italian anthropologist Franco Rollo studied fragments of the DNA belonging to Oetzi, as the mummy has come to be known, and found two typical mutations common among men with reduced sperm mobility, the museum that stores the "iceman" said.
[LINK]
A fellow Southern Baptist is taking issue with Albert Mohler's stance that married couples who choose not to have kids are sinning.
A bitter response was written for ethicsdaily.com by Miguel De La Torre, a fellow Southern Baptist minister, alumnus of Mohler's seminary and father of two who teaches social ethics at the Methodists' Iliff School of Theology in Denver.
He protested that whether Mohler realizes it or not, his "full-quiver" theology is "white-supremacy code language advocating for the increase of white babies." Presumably, his fury stemmed from the fact that Mohler's Southern Baptist Convention is predominantly white. But Mohler urged childbearing upon all right-thinking Christians, not just whites or Southern Baptists.
De La Torre also thought Mohler's viewpoint would forbid birth control, since if children are a blessing then "the best that humans can do is have as many children as possible." However, Mohler didn't oppose contraception, nor did he define the number of children a Bible-based couple should have.
Those not familiar with the "full-quiver" theology, may want to check out this Web site.
[LINK]
Pop star Beyonce Knowles is beyond baby's. In fact, she's what we at BNOB refer to as a "cool aunt."
And although she's Crazy In Love with rapper Jay-Z, Bey admits she's not ready to be a mum just yet.
"I love my nephew so much and I'm like, I would love to have a baby but then I keep him for a day and I'm like: 'Oh no!' I've got a long way to go."
Sounds like Destiny's Child should be renamed Destiny's Childfree
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3 Comments:
I just discovered your blog after reading the BNOB book and I have to sincerely thank you for both! My husband and I are cheerfully CF although we do have eight child-substitutes in the form of previously homeless shelter kitties and a pooch. :-)
I'm purchasing copies of your book for several other CF couples and maybe even one or two for some breeder in-laws if I have the nerve. ;-)
Thank you again - I hope to become a regular reader here.
Thank you so much for your support!
--JENN
I loved this post. I am still making my own decision but it helps to know there are others out there thinking about it. And, more generally, even though I'm not completely on board yet, I love reading your stuff and knowing that I wouldn't be alone!
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