Why do some #ChristianNationalists urge women to have so many babies? Here a little thread drawing from an article I co-wrote: "The fundamental way that Quiverfull families aim to fight back on what they see as an encroaching secular state is by out populating those with a different view of the state. Part One
Part 2 "As David Crank, the publisher of Unless the Lord magazine, notes in his blog:
'The population bust creates a very real opportunity for segments of the population willing to move counter to this trend. As American Christians, most of us would like to see our society and government change in many ways.' The way to do this, he continues is to raise children in a way that will impact the culture.
Part 4 This may seem to be a very long-term strategy; however, this further demonstrates the seriousness they place on challenging state control.
Brannum and Drumhiller https://drive.google.com/file/d/1tzU3ychcCL0YwKUSJ-T_S36lKxgdfSk3/view
I don't want to be a jerk here about posting my stuff, I just find religious extremists fascinating and like to share. Let me know if I shouldn't. I'm a newbie.
@Kate_Brannum just don't; be an asshole about it, should be fine.
if you feel you might be triggering, put it behind a content warning (CW).
@singlemaltgirl Thnks! I'll try not to be an a$$hole; sometimes it just happens spontaneously though. 😀
@Kate_Brannum yes people not interested can filter it out as long as you hashtag it. Also, as far as I understand as long as you aren't directing your posts at a user here to harrass or bully them and they aren't hate speech, racism, homophobic, or disinformation etc it's allowed 😁
@M00dyBlue Thanks! I didn't hashtag each part of the thread. I'll do that next time.
@Kate_Brannum I'm guessing you will get some folks that share this interest here and find some engaging civil discussions developing in your posts. It's very diverse here. I find your posts interesting myself and not offensive at all. 👍😁
@Kate_Brannum There was an excellent article about this group either in the Atlantic or New Yorker (can’t remember which).
Part 3
If 10 children per couple:
Generation #1: 10 children
Generation #2: 100 children
Generation #3: 1,000 children
Generation #4: 10,000 children
Total direct descendants: 11,110
Compare these numbers with four generations of 2 children per couple:
30 Descendants (Crank. nd)