02-14-2022, 07:36 PM
(This post was last modified: 02-14-2022, 07:47 PM by Dana.
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I appreciate reading your thoughts, Alan and Searchinmyroots.
One favorite aspect of Judaism for me is the diverse thought on matters.
A previous perspective which I no longer hold and having been born into a Catholic background was to be fruitful and multiply. The family was too large and broke up. The question of selfishness might be asked from the perspective of the unborn child. Could it be a form of altruism to spare them the inevitable suffering from coming into being?
These are only my ponderings and I've been searching online for young couples stories as to how their synagogue or church accepts their decisions to remain childless without being stigmatized. There is not much supporting this form of religious progress.
Thanks!
One favorite aspect of Judaism for me is the diverse thought on matters.
A previous perspective which I no longer hold and having been born into a Catholic background was to be fruitful and multiply. The family was too large and broke up. The question of selfishness might be asked from the perspective of the unborn child. Could it be a form of altruism to spare them the inevitable suffering from coming into being?
These are only my ponderings and I've been searching online for young couples stories as to how their synagogue or church accepts their decisions to remain childless without being stigmatized. There is not much supporting this form of religious progress.
Thanks!