tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post1841762479449790384..comments2023-10-02T05:33:15.293-05:00Comments on The Contemporary Calvinist: Children: Blessing or Curse?Lee Sheltonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11254842261338255019noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-27331078584500799602008-05-01T07:06:00.000-05:002008-05-01T07:06:00.000-05:00John, if you view the html page source on my blog,...John, if you view the html page source on my blog, the code for the small WebRing box can be found between the <!-- begin webring --> and <!-- end webring --> tags. Hope that helps.Lee Sheltonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11254842261338255019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-60214721377598794592008-05-01T05:01:00.000-05:002008-05-01T05:01:00.000-05:00I've permanently linked this site to my blog, and ...I've permanently linked this site to my blog, and I've also joined the reformed web ring. Can you give me the code for the smaller web ring box?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101242277244136485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-3383479970160786882008-04-27T20:20:00.000-05:002008-04-27T20:20:00.000-05:00I guess that this is the belief of those so called...I guess that this is the belief of those so called "pro-choice Christians." Honestly, if we believe children are a curse, why not?Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01101242277244136485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-17790768424153462722008-04-26T12:07:00.000-05:002008-04-26T12:07:00.000-05:00This doesn't even make sense from a completely sec...This doesn't even make sense from a completely secular perspective, if one knows one's facts. In the U.S., we are not reproducing at a rate sufficient to <I>replace ourselves</I>! Who is going to take care of the earth when there are no people left??<BR/><BR/>Honestly, though, I am perfectly content with people like this not reproducing; that just means we will outnumber them sooner.Rachel R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01598574256854766532noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-75943774567196700832008-04-25T22:57:00.000-05:002008-04-25T22:57:00.000-05:00It is not just in regard to birth control that Chr...It is not just in regard to birth control that Christians are being admonished to follow the latest buzz. Since the earth is "God's Creation" (as well as various other arguments) we are directed that the newest addition to the long, long list of concerns is environmentalism. Granted, only a fool cares nothing about a clean earth, but now we must swallow the "global warming" propaganda in Jesus' name. It seems the church is declared negligent if it's not wrapped-up in every distraction spewed from the post-modern culture.<BR/><BR/>May the church not be sidetracked by the ever-growing list of issues that pop-culture-facinated Christians mandate for it.<BR/><BR/>Bill in STLAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11738269.post-26335412503067555962008-04-25T15:51:00.000-05:002008-04-25T15:51:00.000-05:00I have never managed to figure this out. Is that w...I have never managed to figure this out. Is that which is ethically and theologically correct determined by current social trends? Is religion (any religion, I suppose, but Christianity in particular) supposed to mold their theology and ethics to whatever is the flavor of the day? It would seem to me that <I>if</I> there is a God and <I>if</I> He had a following, they would <I>indeed</I> be "late to the party" ... because they aren't trying to get to the party. They're marching to a different Drummer.<BR/><BR/>I agree with you about disagreeing with Mr. Thomas and calling children a blessing rather than a curse, but I'm not at all getting the general premise that Mr. Thomas (who, according to the link, was a minister) is suggesting. Religion is determined by current events? Man's current conditions determine what God should consider right or wrong? I'm lost here.Stanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04523232247971115247noreply@blogger.com