The Romans and Greeks were known for exposing any children that they thought were less than perfect. The Christians were known for rescuing those children. And the Romans themselves went to war with a culture that believed in burning their children to death. How we treat children depends entirely upon our underlying beliefs.
Today, for example, we routinely murder our children because they are inconvenient. Because they get in the way of our careers or education.
What we believe matters. It matters a lot. And no belief is more fundamental than the basic belief in God and the religious view that flows out of that.
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