I meet a pretty diverse group of people. I know people from many religious and cultural backgrounds. Over the course of the last 30 years or so, I have only come across a handful of people, maybe three or four, that don't think contraception is a good idea. Religious people, even those with extreme fundamentalist views and Catholics, whose religion specifically condemns contraception, strongly believe in contraception and for the most part, use it themselves. Social conservatives, the kind that home school their children and believe that Barack Obama is an illegal alien, al Qaeda sleeper agent, believe in and practice contraception. Smokers and non smokers, drinkers and non drinkers, felons, free thinkers, neo Nazi militia members, even the Amish ana baptists use contraception. A hundred years ago or even when I was a child 50 years ago, it was not uncommon to run into a family with between 12 and 16 children. How many people do you know now with that many kids?
More than 90% of people in every racial, socioeconomic, educational, religious and political group, across the board, here in America, self identify as being in favor of contraception. Much has been made of the fact that over 50% of the American population now consider themselves to be pro life. 98% of those people that consider themselves to be pro life, also believe in the use of contraception.
Now, think about this for a minute. There is not a single pro life organization that advocates the use of contraceptives, sex education, or even open access to information about these things in the public forum. There is not one pro life leader in America who also advocates for the use of birth control or the concept of family planning. There is not one single pro life counselling center for pregnant women that present contraception to their clients as an alternative to the next unplanned pregnancy in their life. All of the active, public, pro life community works against the use of contraceptives, against the availability of sex education materials, against family planning, against women's reproductive rights.
How can there be such a large political force within society, with virtually no active adherents? What a blowmind.
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You're wrong.
Once my wife and I understood what the Pill did, we stopped using it. We learned Natural Family Planning (which is NOT the rhythm method), and practiced it. We never got pregnant unless it was planned. It's called self-control. To demonstrate, my children are 20, 17, 13, and 11. We would have had more but my wife went into menopause early. I know quite a few families with 8-9 children, some more.
People who profess to be Catholic, yet practice contraception do so at their own peril, provided they have a full understanding of the teachings of the Church. Natural family planning is real science, and its as effective as artifical contraception when used correctly. Just like artifical contraception. There are millions of people all over the world who practice MFP.
You point out the supposed hypocricy of human, fallable Christians without gathering any facts before you do so. You make assumptions based on your limited observations. Also, Crisis Pregnancy Centers do give training to woman on NFP.
I continuously prove you wrong with clear evidence in nearly every claim you make. Maybe you should read some of this stuff, or do your own research, even. You seem to be able to use the internet quite well, and you seem like a pretty smart guy, so it shouldn't be too hard for you.
Natural Family Planning
http://www.nfpandmore.org/
Couple-to_couple League
http://www.ccli.org/
http://www.irh.org/nfp.htm
Institute for Reproductive Health, Georgetown, Univ.
Catholic Education Resource Center
http://www.catholiceducation.org/articles/sexuality/se0003.html
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