Is it sinful to not have children either by choice or because you were born infertile?

Question

Many say that part of the reason why being gay is a sin is because God intended man and woman to be together and procreate.So if man and woman are together and don't procreate for whatever reason are they sinning against God's intent?

"God blessed them and said to them, "Be fruitful and increase in number; fill the earth and subdue it. Rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and over every living creature that moves on the ground."-Genesis 1:28


Info on infertility:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infertility

Gay marriage argument:
http://www.freewebs.com/humanity22

Answer 1

If God made you infertile, I don't think you can be held liable for that.

Answer 2

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Answer 3

Well, God's intent for a man and woman are to marry and procreate. However, God created man and woman for each other. He clearly states in the Bible that homosexual relationships are "an abomination" ... not only for non-procreation but because sexually the way sexual relations occur is wrong. A man does what to another man ... a woman does what to another woman and then sometimes they buy toys to act out the other gender ... if the sex (alone) was right, why is there a desire to buy extras, pretending to be the opposite sex.

Answer 4

A man and a woman cannot validly marry if they are certain that they cannot produce children. This is the primary purpose of marriage. (However this differs in the case of the elderly, I believe.) A man and a woman commit a very serious sin indeed if they marry and then decide to have no children. And a man and a woman cannot marry validly if they decide against children before they are married. In the same token, without grave reason, a woman and man sin if they limit their family size. However, there is no sin involved if they are unable to have children and were not aware of this fact before they married.

Answer 5

He told us to be fruitful and multiply because at that time, there was no overpopulation. I think we did the multiplying thing too well, so its not really a need to keep multiplying at this point. It is not a sin to be infertile, and I seriously doubt its a sin to decide not to have children. If you're infertile and want kids, adopt. If you simply don't want them, no problem, its better not to have them if you don't want them. I truly believe God expected us to use the common sense He gave us.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

If you're infertile, then you can't help that. But if you deliberately choose to marry and have no children then I think that's wrong. At the very least it violates the spirit of the law. But all the same, I don't think that has much (if anything) to do with why homosexuality is morally unacceptable. That's an entirely different matter.

Answer 8

No it is not a sin. Hellooo...free will!

I am childless by choice. I feel it is more sinful to bring unwanted children into the world who are resented or abused, or neglected. I think that I would resent no longer having my freedom to do as I please. You probably think, "oh, you wouldn't feel that way once they are here"...well, think again.

I have several friends with young children who pine for the childless life they gave up in order to conform to society's expectations that all couples should have children.

Don't have kids and be a sinner or have them, maybe treat them like crap, resent and neglect them and be a sinner? I think I'll choose the lesser of two "evils" that doesn't involve hurting children.

Answer 9

I would strong disagree with that argument.. We are already sucking up our daily means.. everyday is getting more tougher for everyone because there are more than yesterday who want as much as we want. Having no child today would be like being a philanthropist and father of the world who cares for it and the people already living.
Lets give pause or brake to this never ending population growth..
And please also leave alone those poor aquatic and flying animals. Your rule is one of the least things they want and deserve.

Answer 10

i personally don't think that it is wrong. i do believe it hinges on what you personally believe. what does your religion tell you and do you believe it. we are also told that man is "steward of the earth" and considering how many unwanted children there are and the global overpopulation in general, i question, if we are to be good stewards, whether having children is a responsible act at all. my fiancee always knew he didn't want children. he felt that there were children out there who's lives he could enrich, without having any of his own. and he has done that. i don't see how any god could condem that decision. and as for the "gay" argument, there will always be those who use the bible and their interperation of it as a weapon against real or imagined enemies. only you can determine if the wound they leave will be fatal.

Answer 11

hmm....well as far as I'm concerned, there are far too many people on this damn planet as it is.

anyways, this reminds me of Oedipus Rex and crime vs. intent.
if christians do believe that it is a sin to not procreate than chosing to not produce children would be sinful, however not procreating because of infertility would lack intent thus not be a sin.