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Yo_Mama

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9. Nobody is being forced to do anything

Reply to Fresh_Start (Original post)

Sun Feb 26, 2012, 01:18 AM

Feb 2012

The Catholic church can only convince (or not convince) its members that they should follow its teachings. All the available data shows that most American Catholics are not convinced.

The only debate going on is whether the Catholic church can be forced to pay for what it considers immoral, which is an entirely different affair.

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The Catholic Church is not against birth control. It allows you to use ineffective birth control [View all] Fresh_Start Feb 2012 OP

In that non-profit agency I worked in they put the female clients on contraceptives HockeyMom Feb 2012 #1

Giving contraceptives to women because they might be raped is kind of sick. dkf Feb 2012 #2

the alternative might bother me more, tho... CTyankee Feb 2012 #4

Why can't they put cameras and recorders in all the rooms with vulnerable women? dkf Feb 2012 #6

Patients in a coma? Those with sexual disorders, or housed alongside? TheMadMonk Feb 2012 #5

That seems a recipe for disaster right there. dkf Feb 2012 #7

They could arm potential rape victims with this condom. JNathanK Feb 2012 #8

their insanity reminds me of a VERY old "joke": niyad Feb 2012 #3

Yup! Suich Feb 2012 #10

Nobody is being forced to do anything Yo_Mama Feb 2012 #9

in case you haven't been paying attention, the rcc is also trying to eliminate contraception, period niyad Feb 2012 #11