And this is the best that the GOP can trot out? Hell Palin seems semi in touch with the present by comparison
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2013/05/02/mitt-romney-to-college-grads-quick-get-married-make-a-bunch-of-babies/
Launch out into the deep and your nets will be filled,” Romney preaches. “Getting married is one way of launching out in the deep.”
The audience chuckles.
“Now bringing children into the world is also launching into the deep,” he continues.
Silence. This just got serious.
“Children are a heritage of the Lord, offspring a reward from him … blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them,” says Romney, quoting Psalm 127. That’s a Bible passage that, as Mother Jones notes, is more commonly associated with the Christian Quivefull movement, which rejects contraception and feminism in lieu of having as many kids as you can to propagate the earth with an army of “God’s warriors.”
“Quiverfull adherents have as many children as God will allow, describe their offspring as ‘arrows’ in a divine army, and follow rigid gender roles in the home, where men are the spiritual leaders and women the submissive helpmeets,” MoJo explains.
It’s more than a little unsettling to hear a mainstream political figure referencing what’s widely considered a radical anti-feminist anti-family planning world view. It’s sweet that he commends his wife, Ann, for committing to being a full-time mom and housewife, but his culty language makes it all a little creepy.
So yeah, procreate like crazy, but don’t worry about prosperity, adds the mega-rich father of five.
“I don’t think God cares whether you get rich,” he cautions. “I don’t think he hopes that your business will make a huge profit. I know a lot of religious people who think God will intervene to make their investments grow. Or he’ll get them a promotion. To make their business a success. But life on this earth is about learning to live in a place where God does not make everything work out for good people.”
http://blog.sfgate.com/hottopics/2013/05/02/mitt-romney-to-college-grads-quick-get-married-make-a-bunch-of-babies/
Launch out into the deep and your nets will be filled,” Romney preaches. “Getting married is one way of launching out in the deep.”
The audience chuckles.
“Now bringing children into the world is also launching into the deep,” he continues.
Silence. This just got serious.
“Children are a heritage of the Lord, offspring a reward from him … blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them,” says Romney, quoting Psalm 127. That’s a Bible passage that, as Mother Jones notes, is more commonly associated with the Christian Quivefull movement, which rejects contraception and feminism in lieu of having as many kids as you can to propagate the earth with an army of “God’s warriors.”
“Quiverfull adherents have as many children as God will allow, describe their offspring as ‘arrows’ in a divine army, and follow rigid gender roles in the home, where men are the spiritual leaders and women the submissive helpmeets,” MoJo explains.
It’s more than a little unsettling to hear a mainstream political figure referencing what’s widely considered a radical anti-feminist anti-family planning world view. It’s sweet that he commends his wife, Ann, for committing to being a full-time mom and housewife, but his culty language makes it all a little creepy.
So yeah, procreate like crazy, but don’t worry about prosperity, adds the mega-rich father of five.
“I don’t think God cares whether you get rich,” he cautions. “I don’t think he hopes that your business will make a huge profit. I know a lot of religious people who think God will intervene to make their investments grow. Or he’ll get them a promotion. To make their business a success. But life on this earth is about learning to live in a place where God does not make everything work out for good people.”
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