So you would say that the fact that slavery was a common human practice from time immemorial, and continues in the Sudan and elsewhere, means that the acknowledgment that it was an intolerable activity by abolitionists sometime in the 18th century was insincere and merely a way of rousing the faithful. Remember, early abolition was mainly a Methodist and Quaker phenomenon. Sorry, but your analysis is bogus.
As far as celebrating things goes, you seem to have missed the point anyway. The conception, or announcement of it, is no less celebrated than a variety of things that are considered important in the Gospel, but not as celebrated as the Nativity, when Christ enters the social world, and the Resurrection (Easter), when Christ is supposed to have conquered death.
Finally, it is never clear when conception occurs, except, perhaps in retrospect, and then only as an estimate. Thus, it cannot be celebrated at the time. There is always a celebration when it is known that one is expecting. It is true, it usually comes after the first trimester, because miscarriage is so common, but it also usually comes well before the expected birth date. It is called the baby shower........ |
