couples having children? this question sprang to mind as i just saw a mentally handicapped couple walk past, and she is pregnant. i wondered how they were going to care for a baby and how they can have enough money to raise it.
i'm not saying that i'm against them having children, or that i'm all for it.. i'm just curious how you feel about it and if your religion weighs on your opinion
2007-11-16 07:38:38 · 15 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Besides the fact that it's fairly rare, in Mormonism, we believe that families are an essential part of every individual's existence. As long as the couple has a support system in place ad an ability toteach and train their child, there is no problem. If they cannot immediately provide for their family, I would hope that their loved ones could step in and help them out. Ther eis no reason that the church couldn't offer support as needed. I guess I just don't see where it would be a major spiritual issue.
2007-11-16 07:44:00 · answer #1 · answered by alwaysa(ducky)bridesmaid 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the West it is likely that the young couple will have workers working with them and providing help and guidance. Those handicapped or less-able folk I know that are married and have children get adequate help and support from good folk who are qualified to be there for them. Unfortunately, this is not the case in some countries. I have also known and taught the children of less-able parents and am pleased to report that their subsequent lives have been successful. Love was the key.
2007-11-16 07:55:05 · answer #2 · answered by John G 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am a conservative Baptist. We have no belief or rules on this subject.
It is very clear while looking at the mess we have today that some people should not have offspring. And, not necessarily because of some physical handicap. But who am I to tell someone that can not marry or have children? If the person in question were my child-then I would have authority over the situation.
2007-11-16 07:46:26 · answer #3 · answered by Poor Richard 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Jeancomm... says that god loves ALL people! If that is the case then why were these people born as 'mentally handicap'? Seems a very interesting way to show your love.
To me, this would be similar to homeless people trying to start families... if you cannot support yourself, then you do not need to bring a child into the mix.
Now if they are perfectly capable of financially raising a child, then I see no issue with it as long as there was good reason to believe the baby would be healthy. It would be rather sad to want to have a kid when you were certain it would not be normal.
2007-11-16 07:52:41 · answer #4 · answered by Pitchy 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only thing I would say on this is I think it might be wrong if you KNOW you have some kind of genetic predisposition to a terrible disease or disfigurement that you are pretty sure will pass on to your kids. I can't think of a specific example, so for lack of a good one I'll say AIDS. If you know you have AIDS, and you choose to have a baby anyway, isn't that being a little selfish and dangerous to the baby too?
Now, if you're just handicapped because you got hurt in a car wreck or one parent carries a bad gene and the other doesn't, go for it.
2007-11-16 07:43:05 · answer #5 · answered by Kiwi 5 · 5⤊ 0⤋
Thin the herd. *G*
The ancestral worldview from which my folkway springs counsels that no one is completely useless . . . "the lame rides a horse, the handless is herdsman, the deaf in battle is bold; the blind man is better than one that is burned---no good can come of a corpse." However, my beliefs *also* revolve around the idea of _inherited luck_ . . . of which the genetically defective (let's not mince words here) have, by definition, precious little. Heathens are a pragmatic people---the luck of the *shieldclan* and *tribe,* and the survival of the *group,* are what count . . . not individual urges for which we'll all end up having to pay.
2007-11-18 03:05:59 · answer #6 · answered by Boar's Heart 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My religion really doesn't have a stance on this particular issue. I'd have to look at what it teaches about children, personal responsibility, and communal responsibility. Without knowing this couple and their ability/inability to function, I can't say. I do know that just because they are mentally handicapped doesn't mean their child automatically will (or won't) be.
2007-11-16 07:50:50 · answer #7 · answered by ? 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Quite a few mentally handicapped have jobs. They are very simple and easy jobs but our state has these facilities. I want every handicapped person to live as normal as they possibly can. I am a Christian and God loves all people and so do I.
2007-11-16 07:46:24 · answer #8 · answered by Jeancommunicates 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never read anything in the Bible about the mentally handicapped, other than admonitions to care for the weak and poor.
If they are capable of caring for a baby and of making decisions for themselves, I don't see anything wrong with them having children.
2007-11-16 07:44:58 · answer #9 · answered by Gal from Yellow Flat 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Assuming that the couple are able to love, care, and provide for the child, I see no issue with it. However if it will become a ward of the state as so many do, I really wish that they had used birth-control before they conceived.
2007-11-16 07:48:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋