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freshwest

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19. In Genesis 38:9-10, God killed a man for essesentially doing just that:

Thu Jul 10, 2014, 06:15 PM

Jul 2014

And Onan knew that the seed would not be his: and it came to pass, when he went in to his brother's wife, that he frustrated the purpose, lest he should give seed to his brother.

And the thing which he did displeased the LORD: wherefore he slew him also.

~ Webster's Bible Translation

Yup, the next verse shows he was dead. He was a piece of work, just getting his satisfaction. Tough times then, huh. Of course the entire thing was ew - gross personified. Bible thumpers might want to think about that.

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LOL ... If anti-birth control logic was applied to men. [View all] pbmus Jul 2014 OP

Kickin' it! In_The_Wind Jul 2014 #1

Brilliant! redwitch Jul 2014 #2

Life DOES begin at erection, flamin lib Jul 2014 #3

OMG ...now that is funny .. pbmus Jul 2014 #4

^awesome and true N_E_1 for Tennis Jul 2014 #9

Kick for a local cartoonist, Andy Singer. geardaddy Jul 2014 #5

"My right to not get pregnant trumps your need to get laid." Voice for Peace Jul 2014 #6

Kicking. Thank you. nt littlemissmartypants Jul 2014 #7

... Ivor Jul 2014 #8

How so? "hardly analogous"? uppityperson Jul 2014 #11

welcome to DU cyberswede Jul 2014 #15

Old bumper sticker: If men could get pregnant, abortion would be a sacrament Tierra_y_Libertad Jul 2014 #10

K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2014 #12

Men make the rules, and the exceptions. It just "happens" to favor men men men. Pure coincidence, I blkmusclmachine Jul 2014 #13

Didn't some Republican woman from Kansas actually say something like that? world wide wally Jul 2014 #14

Some state (AZ?) tried to make a law like that. I don't recall if they succeeded. arcane1 Jul 2014 #17

Birth control won't be really effective until... MindPilot Jul 2014 #16

Haha! Quantess Jul 2014 #18

In Genesis 38:9-10, God killed a man for essesentially doing just that: freshwest Jul 2014 #19