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stopbush

(24,788 posts) Mon Mar 12, 2012, 12:52 PM Mar 2012

Is There A Non-Christian Reason To Be Against Contraception? [View all]

Because I haven't heard one.

While we're at it, how about abortion? Is there a non-Christian reason for being against abortion? I was going to be nuanced and ask if there's a non-religious reason for opposing abortion, but, let's face it, it's Christian misogyny and patriarchy that's behind the anti-choice forces in this country.

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Is There A Non-Christian Reason To Be Against Contraception? [View all] stopbush Mar 2012 OP

Nat Hentoff comes to mind. He was secular and anti-abortion. immoderate Mar 2012 #1

Hentoff, like a lot of medically ignorant antiabortionists Warpy Mar 2012 #15

Agreed. Hentoff kind of romanticized the fetus as a "person." immoderate Mar 2012 #22

I think if you really take the time to research, you'd find few Christian denominations are against hlthe2b Mar 2012 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author Tesha Mar 2012 #3

There are no non-religious reasons AFAIK Proud Liberal Dem Mar 2012 #4

Jesus spoke often about abortion... orwell Mar 2012 #5

I must have missed the Christian reasons gratuitous Mar 2012 #6

Saying "I'm a D, he's an R" is hauling out a broad brush. stopbush Mar 2012 #14

No gratuitous Mar 2012 #16

The Bible is make believe. All religions are based on make believe. stopbush Mar 2012 #27

Yeah, that whole "serve one another in love" gratuitous Mar 2012 #30

Oh, please. The ethos of reciprocity dates back to ancient Egypt. stopbush Mar 2012 #32

So? gratuitous Mar 2012 #34

You're offering the broken clock argument for religious belief. stopbush Mar 2012 #35

Broad brushes for narrow minds. LanternWaste Mar 2012 #18

the only non-christian reason... Beer Snob-50 Mar 2012 #7

There might be. And people who have such reasons MineralMan Mar 2012 #8

Yes, egotism could be behind anti-contraception. And also abortion. sinkingfeeling Mar 2012 #9

I'd be willing to bet there are some "back to nature" types who are against family planning Recursion Mar 2012 #10

Nothing comes to mind sakabatou Mar 2012 #11

On contraception, I got nothin'. On abortion... FATNED Mar 2012 #12

A further extension to that is SATIRical Mar 2012 #17

Yes, and it's the most common reason to oppose contraception, even among Christians. IT HURTS PEOPLE saras Mar 2012 #13

Not sure about the first... JSnuffy Mar 2012 #19

Not just Christians OPOS Mar 2012 #20

Roman Catholics, Mormons, and some fundamentalist groups are the only Christian groups I know of Lydia Leftcoast Mar 2012 #21

No Aerows Mar 2012 #23

Contraception? I'd say it isn't even an issue among most Christians, so I'd lean toward no and TheKentuckian Mar 2012 #24

I've spoken of my atheist tea-party friend before OriginalGeek Mar 2012 #25

I wouldn't want to see contraception or abortion forced on women Cleita Mar 2012 #26

Thoughtful, reasonable people will be outbred by careless idiots? FarCenter Mar 2012 #28

Since most Christians aren't against contraception onenote Mar 2012 #29

Yes, but such reasons probably don't feature much in America LeftishBrit Mar 2012 #31

The most conservative Islam clerics oppose contraception muriel_volestrangler Mar 2012 #33

The idea that sex should be for procreative purposes only has nothing to do with religion lapislzi Mar 2012 #36