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birth control/contraception
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post Sep 26 2004, 07:08 PM
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im catholic and a couple weeks ago at mass the deacon supposedly told all women who were using contraception/birth control not to recieve communion. i think that is going way to far as it is not killing babies because theyre not being concieved to begin with, especially as there is a chance of becoming pregnant even when youre using it.

what is your opinion on it? is using contraception/birth control alright or not?
 
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post Sep 26 2004, 07:14 PM
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In my opinion, if you're not ready to give birth to a child then theres nothing wrong with using birth control/contraception. Its better than having mothers kill their baby because they aren't ready. Or even if a woman doesn't want to have anymore children. I think thats going a little too far with women who use birth control/contraception not being able to receive communion. Thats just crazy.
 
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post Sep 26 2004, 07:29 PM
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In my opinion, if you're not ready to give birth to a child then theres nothing wrong with using birth control/contraception. Its better than having mothers kill their baby because they aren't ready. Or even if a woman doesn't want to have anymore children. I think thats going a little too far with women who use birth control/contraception not being able to receive communion. Thats just crazy.



soOoo true
 
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post Sep 26 2004, 07:57 PM
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my thoughts are if you arent ready to have a child you shouldnt be taking the risk by having sex period. we wouldnt have to worry about women having abortions and all that if people could just practice some self control by just not having sex before marraige. but of course not everybody has the same feelings about this. it is different when a married woman uses these to prevent having more children though. as far as not letting anyone using birth control/contraception take communion, thats just ridiculous... ermm.gif
 
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post Sep 30 2004, 06:23 PM
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Our belief is what causes so much indifference in this world. Just look around. We are all separated in this world because of what we believe in. Democrat/Republican...Christian/atheist.... I personally believe it to be okay to use contraception... A lot of ppl these days use because they are not yet ready to have kids. Why would you want that person to have a child when they are not yet ready to have kids? So you ask...Than don't have sex in the first place, right?... But to breed goes along with one of our most primal instincts, so you can't deny yourself of that. biggrin.gif
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 09:39 AM
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that is dumb
some people just take birth controls to stop their periods and cramps, too.....im all for birth control rolleyes.gif
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 09:51 AM
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QUOTE(Ladii_D @ Sep 26 2004, 7:14 PM)
In my opinion, if you're not ready to give birth to a child then theres nothing wrong with using birth control/contraception. Its better than having mothers kill their baby because they aren't ready. Or even if a woman doesn't want to have anymore children. I think thats going a little too far with women who use birth control/contraception not being able to receive communion. Thats just crazy.

how about practicing abstinence instead?
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 10:09 AM
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QUOTE(my_papaya @ Sep 26 2004, 7:08 PM)
im catholic and a couple weeks ago at mass the deacon supposedly told all women who were using contraception/birth control not to recieve communion. i think that is going way to far as it is not killing babies because theyre not being concieved to begin with, especially as there is a chance of becoming pregnant even when youre using it.

what is your opinion on it? is using contraception/birth control alright or not?


i think it is alright to use birth control and i think its totally wrong what they are trying 2 do....im a christian...and we believe ur not suppose so have sex till u get married...well duh many pple dont last that long...but 4 those who do god says its good 2 have sex when ur married...i kno some pple who are taking birth controls bcuz they dont want kids yet so i dont see nothing wrong with it and im sure God doesnt either...besides you plan on having them later...just my opinion..
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 10:10 AM
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QUOTE(Prometheusx @ Sep 30 2004, 6:23 PM)
So you ask...Than don't have sex in the first place, right?... But to breed goes along with one of our most primal instincts, so you can't deny yourself of that. biggrin.gif

So are you saying if 14 year olds are having instincts to have sex, we should let them?
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 10:32 AM
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i dont think using birth control is wrong. i'm catholic also and i dont think any of the priests at my church would ever say something like that. in my oppinion that is wrong of him and i could never imagine someone doing that. if women don't want to get pregnant thats their choice. i mean married women wear them and what if they already have 6 kids? they can't just keep having them our world would over populate. lol i may be being a little drastick but really thats insane that he said that. like the person who started this said its not killing babies, if anything you could say its preventing a life.. but still theres nothing wrong with it. that'd be like saying using condoms is wrong.
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 01:08 PM
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QUOTE(mony0407 @ Oct 2 2004, 10:32 AM)
i dont think using birth control is wrong. i'm catholic also and i dont think any of the priests at my church would ever say something like that. in my oppinion that is wrong of him and i could never imagine someone doing that. if women don't want to get pregnant thats their choice. i mean married women wear them and what if they already have 6 kids? they can't just keep having them our world would over populate. lol i may be being a little drastick but really thats insane that he said that. like the person who started this said its not killing babies, if anything you could say its preventing a life.. but still theres nothing wrong with it. that'd be like saying using condoms is wrong.

why don't they just not have sex?
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 01:13 PM
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why don't they just not have sex?

Not have sex? huh.gif

That's... just...

Ok. Some people just don't have that... kind of control I guess you could say, to stop having sex, or they just don't wanna stop.

But hey, it's anyone's own personal choice to have sex and it's their own personal choice to use bc.

Oh, and I think your church took it a little too far, Papaya. ermm.gif
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 01:14 PM
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everyone in life one time has to have sex... no reproducing is hell.. i think birth control is ok.. but doesn't always prevent pregnancy... the commercials lie..
 
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post Oct 2 2004, 01:17 PM
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that's wrong.... there is no reason not to use birth control. A lot of MARRIED couples who have sex are not ready to have kids.
 
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post Oct 3 2004, 02:30 AM
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Um...I think that is absolutely absurd. Like you said, taking birth control before a baby is conceived doesn't make you some sort of killer. You can't kill something that is...er...hasn't even existed yet. That is absolutely ridiculous.

I guess it kind of makes sense that this is your Church talking, since you know, the Bible says no sex before marriage. So I guess birth control means that you're sexually active, which means you're sinning? I mean, it would be much better if you just said: Hey, you can't go around having sex, rather than saying, Hey, you can't take birth control because it might mean you're having sex.

Some girls take birth control to control their period pains. Oh, so now my stomach hurts I can't receive a communion? That is absolute BS to me.
 
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post Oct 5 2004, 02:41 PM
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So, are they telling men not to wear condoms because they are stopping the process of birth too? I don't think so. So, why should women not be on the pill? If a woman is not ready to have a child and quite frankly neither is the father she has every right to be on the pill and recieve communion. It's better than having a child grow up with a parent that can't fully support them by themselves or grow up only having a mother or only having a father. Or not having parents at all.

Just my opinion.
 
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post Oct 5 2004, 03:01 PM
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QUOTE(AngelicEyz00 @ Oct 2 2004, 1:13 PM)
Oh, and I think your church took it a little too far, Papaya. ermm.gif

yeah, they definitely did and its because of stuff like that (as well as lots of other stuff) that lots of people are leaving that parrish, including my family

im not at all surprised that no one has disagreed yet, but it doenst make for a very interesting debate... _dry.gif
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 10:38 AM
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using birth control isnt killing the baby..it was never made.
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 01:11 PM
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How would they know if the person uses birth control or not? Do they ask before giving communion or something? "Do you use birth control?" "No." "Ok, the body of christ." "Amen."
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 01:55 PM
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QUOTE(melmigs @ Oct 11 2004, 1:11 PM)
How would they know if the person uses birth control or not? Do they ask before giving communion or something? "Do you use birth control?" "No." "Ok, the body of christ." "Amen."

i dont know, i wasnt there, but i assume that they assumed people would be honest because they were in church...
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 05:46 PM
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Well that is a bit extreme. Especially for women who are married or something. Sometimes families just cant support having another baby at the time. Does that mean a husband and wife shouldn't be able to have a little fun..I think not! But then people who aren't married should be using it...but I don't think they should be doing it in the first place.
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 07:27 PM
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QUOTE(my_papaya @ Sep 26 2004, 7:08 PM)
im catholic and a couple weeks ago at mass the deacon supposedly told all women who were using contraception/birth control not to recieve communion. i think that is going way to far as it is not killing babies because theyre not being concieved to begin with, especially as there is a chance of becoming pregnant even when youre using it.

what is your opinion on it? is using contraception/birth control alright or not?

What diocese are you in? Biloxi, Mississippi?

The official stance of the Vatican and the Bishops of America is that brith control, while sinful, is not a mortal sin, and thus women on it can still recieve communion.
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 07:52 PM
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um, no, the suburbs of atlanta, georgia
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 07:54 PM
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Still the deep south.

What suburb by any chance? Marion? Decatur? I lived in Decatur for about two weeks at one point.
 
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post Oct 11 2004, 10:11 PM
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You not used to religion or something? The point of having sex is to create babies. It's God's point for our penis and vagina. We use them to create offspring. TO create more of God's children and bathe them in his heavenly light and find way to God through Jesus. Of course birth control is forbidden. It's disobeying God@
 
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