Why Christians shouldn't use contraception (birth control)

This video shows why contraceptives are incompatible with the christian faith

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[klb084]

@JosherForder You are so correct. Love is the most important part of marriage.

[chutneyface]

nutcase

[Tatiyana]

I have never looked at it in this way. But you sure spoke the truth. God wants us to praise and receive his blessings. In name of Jesus we are advised that with the blessings and joy of life we openly engage of God's creation, we must be willing to take responsibility. If we can't take responsibility which excludes shutting him off and taking complete control from him. Then we need to learn how to maintain our holy walk and keep his temple (our body) holy by staying humble.

[truebelieving]

excellent! praise the Most High

[bakersnine]

Customers? You have no idea how ignorant you sound, whoever "TheYouTubeRipper" is. I am Catholic, and the Church is against contraception because it defeats the purpose of sex. It is meant to reproduce through the union of the two in love. There's no "Oh I want more customers for the Church!" That's just stupid, my jaw literally dropped from how messed up your comment is.

[TonoFonseca]

@RockyBalboa211

I read somewhere that Jewish couples are expected to "make love often", apparently in agreeance with my own theory. I am a staunch opponent to abortion; did you know that in many places tax dollars go to funding abortions, and that abortions are often scheduled ahead of necessary surgery? Or, that babies who are 8 or 9 months into the pregnancy can be aborted? Terrible.

[RockyBalboa211]

@TonoFonseca: Well I guess your right, but I always sort of considered it along the same lines as Abortion in the bible. Abortion is never really directly mentioned much, yet if you look at jewish traditions at that time they believed that Abortion was wrong. I don't know what their view on contraceptives was though. That is something I will have to look into.

[TonoFonseca]

@RockyBalboa211

Do not misinterpret my comment as an opposition to having children; indeed Christians are not having big enough families today. If a couple wants to use contraception, they should still accept any children that they may have, since there is still a slight chance of pregnancy. The Bible says nothing of contraception, and it is foolish to accept only the beliefs of clergy who are not acquainted with romantic love, having taken vows of celibacy.

[RockyBalboa211]

Your comment did not make any sense at the end though: I understand, and accept that contraceptives do not represent respect and dignity for human life. Yet, romantic love is the love which children are created from. Through the union of a man and woman, and through the physical love of sexual intercourse, comes out children. From the love which is created, the ultimate outcome of that love is children. Without the option of children, the romantic love is basically in vain of itself.

[TonoFonseca]

We should remember, however, that this doctrine was not created by Christ Himself, but but celibate priests. Priests take a vow of celibacy when they are ordained, and they believe that it is just as easy for married couples.

I understand that the opposition to contraceptives is supposed to represent respect for human life. But telling a couple that they are not allowed to have sex, except to have children, is disrespectful to romantic love, which is a gift from God.