We Need to Talk About the God Excuse for Large Families
And the plan to take over the world by making more babies
When women promote large families, I don’t trust them. I suspect they’ve been indoctrinated by a male-dominated religious organization.
With God as their rationale for a large family, I have found such women immune to any argument you could make against a ginormous brood.
Global warming, overpopulation, the psychological health of their horde—no argument sways them. They’ll offer a rose-colored-glasses response to every single opposition.
What do these women believe about the purpose of children? Why do they present a potential danger to society, their children, and themselves?
I recently met a woman with 11 children. She didn’t choose to have a large family, she said. God chose this for her. She believes all Christian women should breed like rabbits.
Why?
Children have one purpose, she asserts.
They’re not meant to find their purpose and meaning in life. They’re not meant to follow their bliss.
No!
Children are meant to propagate the gospel and take part in the Great Commission. The Great Commission means spreading the gospel to all nations and converting all people to Christianity.
She believes the more children she has, the more likely the majority will remain Christian and thus fulfill God’s mission of subverting all other world religions.
Many mothers who adamantly embrace this kind of extreme religious belief opt for home-schooling. The father may require them to do so.
That choice eliminates external influences from their children’s lives. It allows the mother to indoctrinate her children and keep them on the strict Christian path.
Her ménage looks happy in the photo she features on her website. But how do you know what’s behind those smiles?
The Great Commission is a controversial idea.
The term Great Commission is not in the Bible. Religious scholars believe it was coined by Baron Justinian von Welz, a 17th-century Lutheran nobleman.
Based on his interpretation of Matthew 28, Welz promoted the notion that all Christians are obliged to spread their faith, not just the closet disciples of Jesus, as others read it.
Missionary activities have been a part of the Christian tradition since the Apostle Paul established churches in the Mediterranean. However, this newly formulated idea called The Great Commission fueled efforts to convert people in Africa and Asia in the 19th century.
Pious missionary efforts often served economic interests as much as religious ones. They were also a means to exert political control over native populations.
Most modern-day Christians are not familiar with the term the Great Commission. In other words, many Christians do not believe it's their responsibility to convert the entire world population to Christianity.
The minority who believe in The Great Commission tend to seek power and influence to aid their mission—just take a look at extreme MAGA Republicans in the US Congress.
Let’s specifically consider current Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett. According to some sources, she has been a member of the People of Praise Catholic para-church community since birth.
People of Praise does not explicitly state that it subscribes to The Great Commission. However, the organization sends missionaries to live in impoverished US neighborhoods under the purview of helping the poor.
Behind all the charitable acts, conversion is the main aim:
“Like Jesus, whose ‘heart was touched with pity for them because they seemed to him like sheep without a shepherd’ (Mk. 6:34), we yearn for the salvation of all members of the human family.”—from the People of Praise website
May I repeat that? They want to convert all members of the human family.
An all-male board manages the group. Husbands are considered the head of the household and the religious head of the wife. According to a 2020 New York Times article, a strong emphasis is placed on gender roles.
People of Praise officials say they encourage women to work outside the home. Insiders told the New York Times a different story:
“Some people familiar with the People of Praise describe Judge Barrett’s career as an anomaly for women within the community. Families are often large, and ‘the moms didn’t tend to work,’ said Ms. Byrne, who grew up in the group. ‘There was a lot of sharing of child care and car-pooling and being in each other’s houses.’ Some other former members noted that it was certainly possible for women to excel in chosen fields, as Judge Barrett had, but that such professional choices could only proceed with the support of a woman’s husband and the community.”—The New York Times
Coney Barrett has seven children, two of whom were adopted. Adoption seems to be a charitable act, right?
Yet, I can’t help but wonder if Coney Barrett’s motivation for adoption didn’t include a desire to raise more Christian soldiers.
In a 2019 interview, Coney Barrett said:
“What greater thing can you do than raise children? That’s where you have your greatest impact on the world.”—Amy Coney Barrett
By greatest impact, might she mean converting the entire world to Christianity per her religious beliefs?
Amy, I’m sorry no one told you. Children are not required for a woman to have an impact on the world. Consider these famous childfree women who contributed to the world in wonderful ways:
- Jane Austen
- Susan B. Anthony
- Marry Cassatt
- Georgia O’Keefe
- Amelia Earhart
- Edith Head
- Frida Kahlo
- Rosa Parks
- Harper Lee
- Diane Sawyer
- Zaha Hadid
- Oprah Winfrey
There should be a scientist or two on that list, but it’s a good start.
Back to Cony Barrett, she voted to take down Roe v. Wade and dismantle a woman’s right to choose.
Most Americans are pro-choice. In the US, freedom of religion is a constitutionally protected right under the First Amendment. Coney Barrett has the right to practice her religion. But does she have a right to impose her religious beliefs on others?
Women who demand other women to be baby machines for religious purposes are a danger to their children. They etch away their children’s self-determination through daily indoctrination. They try to turn their girls into God-fearing baby machines while the boys slip into patriarchal leadership over women.
Women who use God as an excuse to trap women in the role of prolific child-bearer pose a danger to society, too. This becomes ever so apparent when they attain powerful positions and attempt to impose their religious beliefs on the whole of society.
Women who promote child-bearing as a woman’s duty to God are a danger to themselves. With each pregnancy, even safe ones, they face risks and complications that could end their own life.
If you truly want to have a large family, that’s your choice. But take a moment to consider whether you’ve been brainwashed and duped by a patriarchal religious system that doesn’t have your best interest at heart.
Whatever you decide, I’ll be sitting here cozily enjoying my childfree life. But don’t worry. I will never impose my choice upon you.
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