Bigger families gain in popularity
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RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
This is partly why I am a postmillennialist. The secularist birthrate is in the negative. Many Christian families are booming (not enough, sadly). If we aim multi-generationally, other factors being equal (we'll come back to this), we can't help but win this country back.
However, there are certain factors we need to take into account:
*the rise of Islam.
*Secularists in Washington will make a last-ditch effort to wipe out my people. That will fail, no doubt, but it will give us a scare for a while.
However, there are certain factors we need to take into account:
*the rise of Islam.
*Secularists in Washington will make a last-ditch effort to wipe out my people. That will fail, no doubt, but it will give us a scare for a while.
VirginiaHuguenot
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Scott
Puritan Board Graduate
The problem is that the secularists have a very succesful recruiting campaign. 88 percent of children from evangelical households leave the church at around age 18 and don't come back. So, a supermajority of children growing up in Christian households leave the faith. It makes me very sad.
[Edited on 10-11-2006 by Scott]
RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
But not Reformed households. Plus, secularists have been killing off their voting bloc via abortion. We'll win. Its slow going, but we will win. Secondly, the evangelicals with larger households tend to have more stable households, thus decreasing the % of children leaving.
rmwilliamsjr
Puritan Board Freshman
But not Reformed households.
is there statistics that show this?
i posted this in another forum a few days back.
no response linking to specific data.
from the NYT:
evangelicals fear lose of their youth
interesting article in today's NYT
does anyone know of good reliable figures on % of covenant youth remaining in the church?
tia.
is there statistics that show this?
i posted this in another forum a few days back.
no response linking to specific data.
from the NYT:
evangelicals fear lose of their youth
interesting article in today's NYT
does anyone know of good reliable figures on % of covenant youth remaining in the church?
tia.
RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
No doubt there are covenant children that leave, but I would figure it would be astronomically lower than the slappy-clappy evangelicals who leave.
ChristopherPaul
Puritan Board Senior
I guess the dispensationalist families have fewer kids because of Jesus’ warning to those who are pregnant during the end times.
RamistThomist
Puritanboard Clerk
Originally posted by ChristopherPaul
I guess the dispensationalist families have fewer kids because of Jesus’ warning to those who are pregnant during the end times.
Right, the very concept of "tomorrow" or "multi-generational" is postmillennial.
(This is tongue-in-cheek, btw).
We (soon to have 5 bairns) just don't listen to whatever criticism we encounter. It doesn't come too strong or too often anyway, so that makes ignoring it easy. Doesn't phase us...
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth..."
"Blessed are the meek, for they shall inherit the earth..."
VirginiaHuguenot
Puritanboard Librarian
Congrats, brother!
polemic_turtle
Puritan Board Freshman
More like 5 to 2 for now.
LadyFlynt
Puritan Board Doctor
It may have been due to the area we were in. We are now in an area where large families are not just accepted, they are encouraged. The churches we have found here have quite a few ppl my age and having large families just like us. No one is asking us anymore when we are going to quit, no one is nosing in on our finances, no one is telling us we are irresponsible or being unkind to kids in foster care by having our own (and by the way, Kudos to those that do foster care, but my husband just does not feel called to this).
Anton Bruckner
Puritan Board Professor
what does the food bill for a family of 16 look like?:bigsmile: I guess that father wouldn't be shopping regularly at christianbook.com :bigsmile:
We have 11 of 12 at home now, but having a very prudent wife, it is not that much different from an average home which indulges in luxury. Hence I have some spare dollars to spend at the reformed bookshop.
It pays to but in bulk.
[Edited on 10-13-2006 by armourbearer]
VirginiaHuguenot
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BertMulder
Puritan Board Junior
We are blessed with 7 children, 1 girl and 6 boys. May our boys grow up to be leaders in His church. May our daughter be spoken of as the virtuous woman.
JasonGoodwin
Puritan Board Sophomore
We're not able to have children. It gets depressing sometimes.
Augusta
Puritan Board Doctor
Originally posted by armourbearer
We have 11 of 12 at home now, but having a very prudent wife, it is not that much different from an average home which indulges in luxury. Hence I have some spare dollars to spend at the reformed bookshop.
It pays to but in bulk.
[Edited on 10-13-2006 by armourbearer]
God has richly blessed you! We are about to begin phase 2. We have four now, two of which are fraternal twins so who knows what we will get this time around.
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