The State of Affairs in Russia

[Valmy]

Name a single show that doesn't have a  childless person in it

I hope they don't notice all the unmarried men in the Orthodox Church.

[Syt]

Name a single show that doesn't have a  childless person in it

If this was China we were talking about rather than Russia (i.e. it mattered) expect Hollywood to start chucking lines into every film where every single named character briefly mentions their kids.

Or explain how terrible their life is for not having kids.

[crazy canuck]

Or

Name a single show that doesn't have a  childless person in it

I hope they don't notice all the unmarried men in the Orthodox Church.

I thought Orthodox priests could be married before becoming a priest, so quite a few are married?

[Valmy]

Or

Name a single show that doesn't have a  childless person in it

I hope they don't notice all the unmarried men in the Orthodox Church.

I thought Orthodox priests could be married before becoming a priest, so quite a few are married?

Yes. But it kind of kills your career prospects. Not many married bishops. And the monastic tradition is very strong in Orthodoxy as well.

[The Minsky Moment]

Isn't Harry Potter a story about kids in a school?  There are kids all over the place.

[Valmy]

Isn't Harry Potter a story about kids in a school?  There are kids all over the place.

And their parents also feature. Also tons of themes about parents and families.

But it seems the teachers weren't parents, or at least weren't shown to be parents. Which makes sense as those characters act as surrogate parents and mentors to the central character who is an orphan. But that seems to be why it is considered anti-baby making by the Russians.

[HVC]

At least 4 parents died because they had kids, so while the odds are low it's still not the best endorsement


*edit* actually 2, the other 2 are just Irrevocably mentally damaged. So not much better. 

[Valmy]

At least 4 parents died because they had kids, so while the odds are low it's still not the best endorsement


*edit* actually 2, the other 2 are just Irrevocably mentally damaged. So not much better. 

Huh. I haven't read those books in a long time but I don't recall Harry and Neville's parents suffered because they had kids. I thought they just happened to be killed/mind zapped when they had babies coincidentally.

[HVC]

At least 4 parents died because they had kids, so while the odds are low it's still not the best endorsement


*edit* actually 2, the other 2 are just Irrevocably mentally damaged. So not much better. 

Huh. I haven't read those books in a long time but I don't recall Harry and Neville's parents suffered because they had kids. I thought they just happened to be killed/mind zapped when they had babies coincidentally.

Never read the books, and I'm going through faulty memories from the films, but I thought they were targeted because their kids were potentially the prophesied ones? No babies no problems... well besides the problem of a wizards hitler roaming about

[Valmy]

Is that true? 

Well if true I commend the Russian Government on its deep knowledge of Harry Potter lore.

[Crazy_Ivan80]

Isn't Harry Potter a story about kids in a school?  There are kids all over the place.

and they even go to war in the end. Surely that should endear them to the Putlerians