Politics · 25 · The Soldier
Natalism without martyrdom
States have often encouraged childbirth to supply soldiers. But the Bible's lack of any glorified death suggests its emphasis on children came from the loss of statehood.
Children for survival, not for war.
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Concerns of the nation and its families take precedence over the state's drive for expansion.
Source: Why the Bible Began, pp. 403
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