"Birth Control Is Selfish" ... The
Message Society Doesn't Want To Hear
By Ruben Obregon
This past weekend graduates of Saint
Thomas University were treated to a
surprising speech by 21-year-old
graduating student Ben Kessler. Some
graduates walked out, many jeered, and
others spewed profanities in response to
his speech.
Just what did he speak of which
caused such an outcry? The War in Iraq?
Border control? NSA spying? None of the
above.
So, what exactly did Mr. Kessler do
wrong? He touched society's third rail:
contraception. Mr. Kessler had the
audacity to call the use of birth
control "an act of selfishness."
One would have expected some
encouraging applause from the audience,
after all St. Thomas is a Catholic
institution. The reality is that many of
these Catholic students and family
members are themselves using
contraception, and Mr. Kessler
confronted their lifestyle and the use
of contraception.
Mr. Kessler dared to speak about this
issue and people didn't want to hear his
message. What happened to the exchange
of ideas universities are famous for?
Where were all of the supposed "open
minds" at during this speech? Instead of
listening to his speech with an open
mind, it seems that they were too busy
keeping themselves ignorant by jeering
and ridiculing him.
Society has a lust affair with birth
control to the point of not being able
to think outside of the box. We live in
a contraception "matrix" where it's
impossible to believe that there are any
harmful effects on marriage, society,
and the health of women. This
"contraception deception" is the primary
force behind the attacks against the
contra-contraception message.
For the most part, society doesn't
want to hear the message. This message
is that, in our culture, contraception
leads to increases in abortion, teenage
sex, affairs (and subsequent divorce),
health problems, and statutory rape.
These facts are apparent by simply
comparing statistics.
Why are people willfully preserving
their ignorance? For the past century,
people have lived in a society that
endorses the practice of a contraceptive
lifestyle of easy, commitment free, and
on-demand sex without challenging them
to question possible adverse effects.
Mr. Kessler could have spoke about
the start of a career, the discernment
of a vocation, the undertaking of new
responsibilities, or many other subjects
related to graduation. But hopefully his
bold message will help to his classmates
to question the force-fed information
they have heard all their lives
concerning human sexuality and
contraception and arrive at a more
natural, healthier view of human
sexuality.
The contraception debate is long
overdue, and it is people like Mr.
Kessler who are breaking down the walls
of ignorance, selfishness, and
deception. Society may be resistant to
this message, but over time the truth
will prevail.
His speech has been posted on the
Internet; viewer discretion is advised
as the jeering contains profanities. -
click [here]
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ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Ruben Obregon is the the President and co-founder of
No Room for Contraception. He has
worked in the pro-family movement for
the past 16 years on issues ranging from
education to marriage.
