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From: seifert@hammer.UUCP (Snoopy)
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Subject: Re: Re: Re: marriage = commitment
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Date: Mon, 12-Aug-85 01:10:05 EDT
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In article <591@ihu1m.UUCP> ajmiller@ihu1m.UUCP (a. miller) writes:

>Marriage from a christian's standpoint is an institution created by God.

ok

>He commanded be fruitful and multiply.

Looking at the world (over)population, I'd say that we have
accomplished this.  Perhaps we should now turn our attention to some
of the other commandments, which we haven't done so well on.

> ... someone must raise the children.  The christian beleives
>this is the wife's duties.

The Christian Andy Miller believes this is the wife's duty.
The Christian Dave Seifert believes this is the duty of BOTH parents.

> The idea of quality time does not exist.

The *idea* doesn't exist?  huh?  Quality time does exist.  The
problem is if you use high-quality time to justify low-quality
time.

> What children need is to be with their parents and the more time
> the better.

I suspect that you are refering to those who have kids, then put
the kids in institutions while both parents work.  I fail to see
the point in having children only to stick them in some
institution and continue with your career as usual.  On the other
hand, I'm not sure it *has* to be the parents that are with the
child 24 hours a day.  There is the time-honored tradition of
Grand[mp]a-as-babysitter.  Also Aunts and Uncles, older siblings,
etc.  And I'm sure that it is possible to find a *good* day care
center.  But again, if the parents aren't doing *most* of the
raising of their kids, why did they have kids?  To make Mom and Dad
into Grandma and Grampa?  To contribute to overpopulation?  Because
it's the 'in' thing to do?   Bad reasons to have kids.

Snoopy
tektronix!hammer!seifert

Whoops, oh, Lord, oh well I did it again.
Now, I've got ten children of my own.
I've got another child on the way, that makes eleven.
But I'm in constant Heaven.
I know it's all right in my mind.
'cause I got a little schoolgirl, an' she's all mine.

			-Page, Jones & Bonham