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Originally Posted by Timmy
So is it a sin for infertile people to marry or to have sex? Or for married people to choose not to have children? Or for someone to remain single and a virgin for life?
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KeptByTheWord said "beyond using what God says about it" maybe you missed that? Anyway many cultures in history frowned upon infertile couples, failure to produce life, was counterproductive. Also producing weak sickly children was problematic. Clan elders would inspect the child and if they believed the child would become a useless eater the child was left out for exposure. Choosing not to have children was not an option, because new births insured growth for the group. Virgins for life? Also not an option for most groups, neither boy or girl had the option of life long celibacy. Most ancient or tribal groups had prearranged marriages, usually when the child was an infant. These arrangements were contracted with property or monies being part of the deal. Homosexuality on the other had was a big issue, while some cultures allowed some form of it, it was usually done discreetly and the men who usually engaged in it were already married to a woman. Yet, most ancient cultures felt that it was not in anyway beneficial to the group.
Yet, with the introduction of Christianity into the ancient pagan world ancient practices of regulating population and killing off the unwanted had stopped.
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