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20. You are correct. I'm from Honduras and middle and upper class Catholics were obviously using BC
Fri Jul 4, 2014, 02:29 PM
Jul 2014

I say obviously because they have two, three children at most. Over there you don't see Catholic middle and upper class families with eight or more children as I see here among the Italian and Irish

The women who have lots and lots of children in Honduras (and I imagine all of Central America), are very, very poor, uneducated women. They spend their lives working every waking moment trying to support those children, because by the time those children are born, the father is long gone. They don't have time or energy to devote to things like church or religion

This is not a problem created by religion. It is a problem created by machismo, where the men think having as many children by as many women as possible proves their manhood.

It would be wonderful if they could be educated on BC, and have access to it. I'm sure they would not object to it, because most dread the thought of having another child

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Indeed. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #1
Lol! It has nothing to do with oligarchy, imperialism, international capital or land barons. rug Jul 2014 #2
or Negroponte malaise Jul 2014 #19
I am getting tired of the "poor people shouldn't have children" meme. bravenak Jul 2014 #3
The Duggars support each and every one of their children themselves yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #6
And i don't think the poor are doing anything horrible. bravenak Jul 2014 #8
Well I don't bash anybody and that includes rich white people with 20 kids yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #10
I try to mind my business when it comes to other women's reproductive choices. bravenak Jul 2014 #11
I agree yeoman6987 Jul 2014 #13
I agree, but preaching that effective birth control is evil is, well evil. PeaceNikki Jul 2014 #7
I am for birth controll. bravenak Jul 2014 #9
You are correct. I'm from Honduras and middle and upper class Catholics were obviously using BC lunamagica Jul 2014 #20
Good post, i agree. bravenak Jul 2014 #23
Have only as many as 840high Jul 2014 #14
Let women make their own reproductive choices.nt bravenak Jul 2014 #21
I didn't read it that way at all, not sure how you did. MH1 Jul 2014 #17
He's trying to place sole blame fir the poverty and 'overpopulation' on the church and the women. bravenak Jul 2014 #22
You don't think the issue is more complicated than that? el_bryanto Jul 2014 #4
Not really but that's where the roots may be Gman Jul 2014 #5
OMG. Try the UTTER CORRUPTION of Latin American govts. The immense WEALTH of their depraved 1%. WinkyDink Jul 2014 #12
...^ that 840high Jul 2014 #15
Too many babies doesn't cause poverty. Poverty leads to people having too many babies. pnwmom Jul 2014 #16
How about US policy in the region malaise Jul 2014 #18
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