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Contraception is not a religious issue. However, a number of denominations and religions have varying view on its use.
Some would claim that having a "Faith and Religion" section makes the campaign and effort religious in nature. Yet Planned Parenthood as well as other organizations have religious outreaches as well, and people don't consider PP to be a religious organization.
Documents of the Catholic Church - A collection of links to various documents on sexuality, marriage, procreation, and contraception.Read more
Lambeth Conferences of the Anglican Church - The Anglican Church was the first major mainstream Christian sect to approve the use of contraceptives. In the few years that followed, all other major Christian communities followed with the exception of the Catholic Church.>Read more...
Catholic Answers article: "Birth Control" - Few realize that up until 1930, all Protestant denominations agreed with the Catholic Church’s teaching condemning contraception as sinful. At its 1930 Lambeth Conference, the Anglican church, swayed by growing social pressure, announced that contraception would be allowed in some circumstances. Today, the Catholic Church alone proclaims the historic Christian position on contraception.
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The Growing Debate about the Abortifacient Effect of the Birth Control Pill and the Principle of the Double Effect - Christians are increasingly being exposed to the medical and theological debate concerning the potential abortifacient effect of the birth control pill (the Pill).Read more...
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Mass birth-control programmes
The ethical problems of mass birth-control programmes
Many people think that God's command to "be fruitful and multiply" can be taken too far. It's generally accepted that over-population will seriously damage the earth and the lives of most people on it.
Large increases in population have already damage the environment and condemned many people in Africa, Asia and Latin America to poverty.
In the last few decades, the effect of population control upon the environment has emerged as a justification for regulation of fertility in dependent of economic concerns.
However many people believe that there serious moral objections to plans to use contraception in order to control population.
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Historical Christianity and Birth Control
The Anglican Church was the first major mainstream Christian sect to approve the use of contraceptives. In the few years that followed, all other major Christian communities followed with the exception of the Catholic Church. The following were the resolutions made in 1930 for the limited use of contraceptives and in 1958 for their unlimited use.
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Fr. Tom Euteneuer, President of Human Life International, hosts a mini-series on contraception. He discusses the overpopulation myth, the relationship between abortion and contraception, and natural family planning. He address both the religious and non-religious aspects of these issues.
While the series is from the Catholic viewpoint, it is great for Catholics and non-Catholics alike.
Visit the mini-series home page at: HLI's Resources on Contraception Page
The following links will take you directly to the videos and transcripts of the series.
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The following is a partial list of documents from the Catholic Church |
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By Albert Mohler, Ph.D.[editor's note: Dr. Mohler's fifth point suggests that some artificial contraceptive use could be acceptable for a married, Christian couple. The No Room for Contraception campaign does not agree with this particular point in the article.] The effective separation of sex from procreation may be one of the most important defining marks of our age--and one of the most ominous. This awareness is spreading among American evangelicals, and it threatens to set loose a firestorm. |
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