It depends on what you mean by contraception. I am sure that you don't mean using abortion to control birth. But from what I have read/heard, sometimes 'the pill' will prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the womb, which basically causes abortion at an early stage.Do you guys think that using contraception is a sin?
Do you guys think that using contraception is a sin?
I don't question anyone who decides either way. That is between them and God. I think it is more a matter of liberty. If someone doesn't use it out of a legalist stance it is wrong but not because it is a sin in and of itself.Do you guys think that using contraception is a sin?
The tradition of the Church was in order to control the lives of people. It was about power not truth. Kind of reminds me of politicians today. The Anglicans went too far the other way.I haven't seen anything in the bible about it. Onan was simply trying not to get the girl pregnent because he didn't want his kid to be called his brother's. I think that was his sin.
However, I'm not 100% on that.
The tradition of the Church held that it was a sin until the Anglicans first allowed it in the early 20th century. They are also the first to allow divorce and the first to allow an openly gay bishop.
The tradition of the Church was in order to control the lives of people. It was about power not truth. Kind of reminds me of politicians today. The Anglicans went too far the other way.
I don't.Anyone think Onan's sin was contraception?
i don't know about that these days. Physicians are aware of the problem of over prescription of antibiotics, and how it has resulted in resistant strains of various bacteria (MRSA comes to mind).The whole medical field over prescribes drugs and so many doctors seem to think if a patient comes to them they must be given Rxs! This was not the case years ago as doctors were true humanitarians and listened and counseled and taught their patients. That is far fetched today in medicine.
i've heard that prevention of implantation of the fertilised ova is a secondary mechanism of the pill. That may be so, and it is also irrelevant.Depends on the method involved...
Some methods basically destroy the fertilized egg. This is, as has already been said, an early form of abortion. Scripture definitely condemns that.
Other methods simply delay ovulation thus preventing conception from taking place. No abortion there.
No method is 100% (apart from abstinence). If God wants you to have a child then you will.
Ah, yes, the diaprax. You have learned well young one, reject the premise of the question.In my family studies class (a stupid gen-ed), a question was asked about what you would do if you were divorced and your 14 year old daughter wanted to take birth control pills--would you ask your spouse? To a lot of people, this sounded completely normal and they all agreed that yes, they would ask. I just piped up that NO 14 year old child of mine would EVER be taking birth control . . .
True. Contraception isn't mentioned in scripture and Paul does tell us not to go beyond the letter. And that all scripture is inspired by God to equip us for every good work. So, if it was important it would be in there I guess.
Roman Catholics are pretty stern about it though. They say that Onan's sin was the sin of contraception not the sin of avoiding his duty to his brother. I think his sin was avoiding his duty to his brother. What do you think?
Anyone think Onan's sin was contraception?