"Man Cannot Play God"
Be fruitful and multiply. And don't forget to
have babies born with cocaine in their systems.
An article in the Lincoln Journal Star on Sunday,
May 16, 2004, p11A, has a story that made me think "excuse me... clue on aisle
17?!"
A couple had their fourth baby
put into foster care so this one could be cared for along with three others. The
judge then ordered the couple not to have any more babies until they can prove
they can take care of their existing children. If they do they risk being in
contempt of court and possible jail time. I am uncomfortable with the ruling
because I tend to look at these things to their extreme limit. It seems to be
common sense. After all, if a couple can't take care of their children, why
should they have them?
Who gets to
decide when someone can't take care of their children? What's the cutoff? In
what situations could something like this ruling be carried out? Think about
what happens to many rules that start with good intentions. People seem to have
a way of perverting them.
No. That's
not what I'm commenting about. My comment is about what the dad says. The three
youngest children (not including the one just born, I believe) tested positive
for cocaine at birth. The father is a cocaine addict himself. Here is a couple
who have subjected babies to something they had no control over. And he
describes the judgment as "demeaning". Ah. Here's
more-
"I can't abide by something like
this... I know for a fact that God said 'be fruitful and multiply.' This is
telling me I have to be celibate. Man cannot play
God."
What the f
?
Didn't they "play God" when they
subjected unborn children to cocaine? What about their inability to take care of
children they decided to have? Aren't these important judgments they made on
their children?
Posted: Mon - May 17, 2004 at 12:35 AM