Infanticide
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Christianity's teaching on Christ's love for children ended the practice of infanticide. 195:3.5
Many primitive clans were virtually exterminated by the common practices of abortion and infanticide. 68:6.9
Primitive mothers once killed and ate children to renew strength, leading to the growth of a taste for human flesh among certain cultures, ranging from food scarcity to war tactics. 89:5.4
Ancient tribes practiced infanticide through exposure to control population growth, favoring this method for unwanted children. 68:6.8 84:7.6
Primitive societies frequently practiced infanticide to control population, often killing deformed children and girls before the era of wife purchase. 68:6.8 84:1.4
Bible parallels
Passages that the paragraphs cited above parallel, quote or reinterpret, from Duane Faw’s Paramony cross-references. Hover a reference to read it.
- Teaching regarding children 195:3.5 — Mt 18:2-5; Mt 19:13-14; Mk 9:36-37; Mk 10:13-16; Lk 9:46-48; Lk 18:16-17.