America's Anti-Child Public Policy

Martin Luther wrote in his day that “There are many who do not want to have children.” The desire to prevent offspring is nothing new. Man has always, because of self-centeredness and the pursuit of materialism and ease, viewed  having many children as a burden, and a detriment to self-fulfillment.  But if the conditions of Luther’s day caused him to commiserate, America’s situation today would have put him in a mental hospital with severe depression. Americans have taken what Luther observed in his day to a whole new level. American Christians eat birth control pills like candy while pastors peddle the anti-child mentality in their pre-marriage counseling with the glee of a Fuller Brush salesman. 
   This anti-child mentality does not bode well for the future of our nation.  
   I have eleven children; five sons and six daughters. As our numbers increased over the years, I noticed that I became more concerned about the public policies of our nation as the number of our children increased.  Why?  Because I have a lot invested in the future of our nation – eleven children I care about deeply.  I will die, and what kind of nation will I leave my children to live in?
   When people do not have children, or have few of them, they do not care as much about the future of the nation because they have nothing or little invested in the future of the nation.  When ...

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