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	<title>Comments for Families of Two: the childfree a decade later</title>
	
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		<title>Comment on Insights on Being Childfree and Christian: With I.Am.Free Part II by Laura</title>
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		<description>I think there is a lof of "my god is the right god" and "my beliefs are the right beliefs" out there.  A lot of people believe that abortion is murder so they do believe a human is being harmed, so they have the right to stop a woman from murdering her baby. I am with you-it is their religious&lt;em&gt; belief&lt;/em&gt; and should not be forced onto others. ~L</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I think there is a lof of &#8220;my god is the right god&#8221; and &#8220;my beliefs are the right beliefs&#8221; out there.  A lot of people believe that abortion is murder so they do believe a human is being harmed, so they have the right to stop a woman from murdering her baby. I am with you-it is their religious<em> belief</em> and should not be forced onto others. ~L</p>
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		<title>Comment on Insights on Being Childfree and Christian: With I.Am.Free Part II by J</title>
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		<description>Ironically, I had this same argument with a friend of mine. He's a very Christian guy. Of course, he didn't want to listen and got particularly angry when I told him that as a man, no, he shouldn't have a say in what a woman does with her body unless he is the father of that unborn child. It didn't get very far. =/ 

But I tell them there's a time and place for everything. Nor is it our place to judge. You personally may find it "unholy", but that really IS your opinion. And opinions are, like, well, assholes. Everyone has one. :p And after all, there is the famous Luke 6:37 ("Do not judge, and you will not be judged...etc, etc.") passage. A lot of people say it, but they don't USE it. Are there times we must judge people for our safety/own selves? Yes. We're human, it's going to happen. But in the long run, is it right and moral of me to tell someone what they can do with their body? No. Not unless they'll be seriously harming themselves. 

I think many Christians have forgotten the words "tolerance" and "unconditional love" over the many years. Or have very selective hearing and think it only applies to "certain people". I say that's foolish.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ironically, I had this same argument with a friend of mine. He&#8217;s a very Christian guy. Of course, he didn&#8217;t want to listen and got particularly angry when I told him that as a man, no, he shouldn&#8217;t have a say in what a woman does with her body unless he is the father of that unborn child. It didn&#8217;t get very far. =/ </p>
<p>But I tell them there&#8217;s a time and place for everything. Nor is it our place to judge. You personally may find it &#8220;unholy&#8221;, but that really IS your opinion. And opinions are, like, well, assholes. Everyone has one. :p And after all, there is the famous Luke 6:37 (&#8220;Do not judge, and you will not be judged&#8230;etc, etc.&#8221;) passage. A lot of people say it, but they don&#8217;t USE it. Are there times we must judge people for our safety/own selves? Yes. We&#8217;re human, it&#8217;s going to happen. But in the long run, is it right and moral of me to tell someone what they can do with their body? No. Not unless they&#8217;ll be seriously harming themselves. </p>
<p>I think many Christians have forgotten the words &#8220;tolerance&#8221; and &#8220;unconditional love&#8221; over the many years. Or have very selective hearing and think it only applies to &#8220;certain people&#8221;. I say that&#8217;s foolish.</p>
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		<title>Comment on New Data on Childlessness Part V:Comparing childless women with mothers by Laura</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 16:18:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Ran across a related article re women and wages: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pauline-millard/women-money-and-how-it-af_b_663093.html

"..economic playing field more equal than it has ever been and women earning the majority of four year degrees. The Labor Department released a study in July of this year that reported that the wage gap between men and women, particularly among people in their 20s, was shrinking tremendously."

But it's not that simple...check out the article!
 ~L</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ran across a related article re women and wages: <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pauline-millard/women-money-and-how-it-af_b_663093.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.huffingtonpost.com/pauline-millard/women-money-and-how-it-af_b_663093.html</a></p>
<p>&#8220;..economic playing field more equal than it has ever been and women earning the majority of four year degrees. The Labor Department released a study in July of this year that reported that the wage gap between men and women, particularly among people in their 20s, was shrinking tremendously.&#8221;</p>
<p>But it&#8217;s not that simple&#8230;check out the article!<br />
 ~L</p>
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		<title>Comment on Insights on Being Childfree and Christian: With I.Am.Free Part II by Laura</title>
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		<dc:creator>Laura</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:29:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Your are fortunate that you've never been pressured by your family to have kids! A lot of Christians have trouble with the pro-choice thing. If someone asked you how you can be christian and pro-choice what would you say? ~L</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Your are fortunate that you&#8217;ve never been pressured by your family to have kids! A lot of Christians have trouble with the pro-choice thing. If someone asked you how you can be christian and pro-choice what would you say? ~L</p>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:16:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>As someone who is a Christian and rabidly childfree AND pro-choice, I tend to butt heads with others on those views. Especially because of where I live. A lot of the population is Catholic, thus it's very much about the whole multiply thing. I was never pressured as a child or by my family ever to have kids...but I know many women my age who were raised in families expecting a lot of children when they were old enough. 

But I also hold a very open view on my Christianity. I do not like rabid conservatism and the blind following. I think God made us a bit smarter than that. And bodily autonomy is one of those things God wanted us to have.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As someone who is a Christian and rabidly childfree AND pro-choice, I tend to butt heads with others on those views. Especially because of where I live. A lot of the population is Catholic, thus it&#8217;s very much about the whole multiply thing. I was never pressured as a child or by my family ever to have kids&#8230;but I know many women my age who were raised in families expecting a lot of children when they were old enough. </p>
<p>But I also hold a very open view on my Christianity. I do not like rabid conservatism and the blind following. I think God made us a bit smarter than that. And bodily autonomy is one of those things God wanted us to have.</p>
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