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Kerri Christopher's avatar

Well. Louise’s article was definitely the most depressing thing I’ve read this year. Really insightful! But… wow. Depressing.

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Leah's avatar

Thank you for sharing Louise Perry's article. I agree with Kerri that it was depressing. But, I guess, it also makes me hopeful. We who are discontent with the technocratic, sterilized, godless modernity might just have the chance to build something new - or old - through our children, or their children. It got me excited as I read about Britain's pre-industrial TFR and her commentary on Amish communities. Those were the communities that built, and build, lasting civilization (national scale) and legacy (local scale). I guess I'm encouraged that someone else thinks it's weird that cats have replaced babies and that life-prolonging healthcare well into a chronically diseased, ninth decade of life is a universal good to which I must be entitled.

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Grace Emily Stark's avatar

THANK YOU for giving that episode on fertility awareness and relationships some love! For reasons that are unclear to me, that’s never been a popular episode, and it’s a shame because I think it’s one of our best. My colleague Jackie is *such* a treasure and has such an inspiring story to tell about how birth control needlessly harmed the first years of her marriage.

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Kate's avatar

I'd forgotten about Poor Bishop Hooper! I loved their Psalms project.

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Ivana Greco's avatar

Thank you so much for the introduction to Poor Bishop Hooper. Incredible!

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