The practice of abandoning babies to die on the Roman trash heaps was called "exposing children." The Fathers of the early Church, writing even before the Bible was compiled, not only absolutely forbade any form of infanticide by Christians, but encouraged Christians to adopt the children abandoned by the Romans. The many graves of children adopted by Christians in the Catacombs give evidence of this great charitable effort by the early Church. These adopted children helped grow the Church even during the centuries of intense persecution. As the Romans were feeding Christians to lions in the Colosseum, their very children were taking their place.
Thank you for posting this, Judson! This is so fascinating. I love how the Lord has given us so many ways to take care of sickness just by being good stewards in the garden…since we started out as gardeners, it only makes sense that he would still provide for us through our gardens until we can one day be restored to the Eden He created us for, where there will be no more sickness!
Thanks so much! I am sure you will understand when I say that setting the record straight about the Christian traditions of herbal medicine is somewhat of a mission for me. Just wait until I get tot he chapter on Sain Hildegard von Bingen - mind blowing!
Thank you for posting this, Judson! This is so fascinating. I love how the Lord has given us so many ways to take care of sickness just by being good stewards in the garden…since we started out as gardeners, it only makes sense that he would still provide for us through our gardens until we can one day be restored to the Eden He created us for, where there will be no more sickness!
Thanks so much! I am sure you will understand when I say that setting the record straight about the Christian traditions of herbal medicine is somewhat of a mission for me. Just wait until I get tot he chapter on Sain Hildegard von Bingen - mind blowing!