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What is your view on birth control? Please vote and tell us in here or explain why you voted the way you did. 
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Your view on birth control?
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My view is that only Natural Family Planning is acceptable to Christians and only for grave reasons. I agree with the Roman Catholic teaching on this.
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<>< said:
Well, actually I was talking about birth control usage with married couples. Sorry, I should have made that clear to begin with. :o
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I believe that if you're going to practice birth control, the only acceptable ways are:
1. Natural family planning
2. Condoms (male or female)
Other methods may kill the unborn child if that isn't their direct purpose in the first place. IDUs are basically abortion devices. Even birth control pills may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterous, killing the baby.
As long as you're not killing the baby, intentionally or unintentionally, I don't believe it's a sin because I haven't found any passages that say it's a sin outright.
1. Natural family planning
2. Condoms (male or female)
Other methods may kill the unborn child if that isn't their direct purpose in the first place. IDUs are basically abortion devices. Even birth control pills may prevent a fertilized egg from attaching to the uterous, killing the baby.
As long as you're not killing the baby, intentionally or unintentionally, I don't believe it's a sin because I haven't found any passages that say it's a sin outright.
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Why thumb your nose at what God calls a blessing? BC is only acceptable if you feel God's will is not sufficient for your family. I think too many Christians refuse a full quiver in exchange for the world view of prosperity.
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TwinCrier said:
Good point. And that is why the Catholic Church teaches that you should only use NFP and only for grave reasons.
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TwinCrier said:
Exactly how I feel. I am a little hessitant to answer the poll though. Frankly I am not sure if it is morally wrong or just a serious lack of faith.
I also would tend to think any method is acceptable even including abortion if the mother is in danger of losing her life or of serious harm. Strange to find myself on the "liberal" end of a discussion! I love the Fundy forum! Such a relief...
If anyone has something to tell me to help me get a more solid bearing on this issue, please share.
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<>< said:
Oh okay. I believe that it is fine within marriage but only Natural Family Planning (the basal temperature method) is acceptable and only for grave reasons such as serious financial difficulty.
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St.Augustine said:I voted "No birth control method is acceptable for Christians."
Just out of curiosity, is that a common belief among Calvanists? I am not even sure if I have ever seen a Calvinist church....
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Shane Roach said:
There is no such thing as a "Calvinist church" and there is no official Calvinist position on birth control. Sorry if that does not answer your question but there is no real answer.
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I believe that all hormonal methods have the possibility of destroying a fertilized (but not implanted) egg. I believe that after conception you have baby w/ a soul, and therefore these methods can sometimes be causing abortion.
I do not believe in Natural Methods, unless they are used in conjunction with barrier methods during fertile periods- for we are not to deny our spouse.
I understand the idea behind forgoing all methods and accept what comes, and that we should trust in God's provision, but I know my husband I feel strongly about adopting children. Although for sentimental reasons I would like to conceive once, I would rather adopt as many children as I can then be giving birth to all the children I will have. For although God Will Provide, there is still an issue of having the time/energy to properly raise each child up in the faith, attend to devotions, etc. I don't think there is an infinite number of children mean to be in my life. And if I'm meant to have six children, why would they need to all be my own. Basically I don't believe that my BC practices children God brings into my life . Also with not using hormonal methods, there is fair room for error, and if it's God's will for me to carry more children He will see it done.
I do not believe in Natural Methods, unless they are used in conjunction with barrier methods during fertile periods- for we are not to deny our spouse.
I understand the idea behind forgoing all methods and accept what comes, and that we should trust in God's provision, but I know my husband I feel strongly about adopting children. Although for sentimental reasons I would like to conceive once, I would rather adopt as many children as I can then be giving birth to all the children I will have. For although God Will Provide, there is still an issue of having the time/energy to properly raise each child up in the faith, attend to devotions, etc. I don't think there is an infinite number of children mean to be in my life. And if I'm meant to have six children, why would they need to all be my own. Basically I don't believe that my BC practices children God brings into my life . Also with not using hormonal methods, there is fair room for error, and if it's God's will for me to carry more children He will see it done.
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I voted that any method short of abortion is acceptable, because I honestly can't see anything in Scripture that would require me to think otherwise. Yes, children are a blessing. But it's also a blessing to have the means of ensuring that you only have as many children as you have the energy and money to do right by. (And by "money," I don't mean raising the children in a materialistic way; I mean not having to struggle to provide the basics.) I'm not against big families. I just don't see anything in the Bible that I can reasonably interpret as a general prohibition on birth control.Holly3278 said:Please vote and tell us in here or explain why you voted the way you did.
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I really struggle with the line of reasoning that birth control pills are an abortifacient, and therefore must be avoided.
There are SOME brands of birth control that act as abortifacients - but not all. When I got married, I asked my doctor specifically for a pill that would not potentially cause an abortion. The pill she gave me, as she explained to me (and I confirmed in the extensive research I did before I went to the doctor for a prescription), acts much in the same way as a condom: it creates a 'shield' of sorts that blocks the sperm from uniting with the egg.
For those of you who are of the "quiver full" mindset, I understand that this is not a good enough explanation. I agree to disagree with you . I just wanted to point out that not all birth control pills are abortifacients!
There are SOME brands of birth control that act as abortifacients - but not all. When I got married, I asked my doctor specifically for a pill that would not potentially cause an abortion. The pill she gave me, as she explained to me (and I confirmed in the extensive research I did before I went to the doctor for a prescription), acts much in the same way as a condom: it creates a 'shield' of sorts that blocks the sperm from uniting with the egg.
For those of you who are of the "quiver full" mindset, I understand that this is not a good enough explanation. I agree to disagree with you
. I just wanted to point out that not all birth control pills are abortifacients!
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