The dawn of demonic deception [the birth control pill]

Human Life International ^ | 4-23-10 | Jenn Giroux

[mlizzy]

To commemorate the 50th anniversary of "The Pill" the Wall Street Journal ran a lengthy and misleading article ("The Birth Control Riddle" April 20, 2009) by Melinda Beck, calling the arrival of The Birth Control Pill the "dawn of dependable contraception" which "ignited the sexual revolution, ended the post-war baby boom and helped millions of women enter the work force." Ms Beck then proceeds to lament all of the "unplanned pregnancies" which still occur today before detailing for us how safe it is now to use new and improved birth control methods.

Marshall McLuhan, the late, great expert on the media, who converted to Catholicism before he died said, "The major media are engaged in a Luciferian conspiracy against the truth." How true! Ms Beck's column is a prime example of this conspiracy, including such blatant lies and misrepresentations as:

"the benefits outweigh the risks" when taking "The Pill"

"...the longer a woman uses the pill, the lower her risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer", and

"...the pill does not seem to increase the risk of getting [breast cancer]".

Beck then goes on to reassure the readers with sources such as the Guttmacher Institute (Planned Parenthood's own research arm) and a quote from Planned Parenthood's VP of Medical Affairs who explains away the damaging side effects by saying, "We have to keep these things in perspective. A woman's risk for problems is substantially higher during pregnancy."

"The Pill" and the widespread use of other contraceptives in reality ushered in the 'Dawn of Demonic Deception' in America. One needs only to review some of the bitter fruits of "The Pill" to appreciate why.

--A Mayo Clinic study said that women who use hormonal contraceptives for a minimum of 4 years prior to their first full term pregnancy have a 52% higher risk of developing breast cancer
--Women who use a hormonal contraceptive for more then 5 yrs are 4 times more likely to develop cervical cancer
--Prior to the sexual revolution and "The Pill" there were known to be 5 sexually transmitted diseases: Today there are more than 30.
--There are over 50 medical studies which indicate that use of oral contraceptives and Depo-Provera place women at higher risk for almost all known risk factors of HIV.

As we look around today, we see how accurately Pope Paul VI predicted what would follow if contraception were adopted on a wide scale: a general lowering of moral standards, an increase in infidelity, ever-greater objectification of women, and the use of contraception as a weapon. Smaller and more broken families, rampant homosexuality, pornography, and China's coercive one-child policy are just some of the sad and obvious reminders of Pope Paul's wisdom in reaffirming the Church's perennial teaching against contraception in Humanae vitae.

Exposing the lies of contraception is, indeed, the great moral challenge of our day. It is not only a battle for life, it is a battle for souls.

When asked recently by a major publication to name her greatest regret, Martha Stewart replied, "Not having a dozen offspring." This neatly summarizes the widespread "post-contraceptive regret" that weighs heavily on the hearts and souls of women who bought into the lies of the abortion industry. Even Catholic families have since the 1960's dropped from 5.5 to 2.1 children today, increasingly rejecting the joys and challenges of larger families for the lesser goods of greater material comfort, "freedom," and professional accomplishment.

The 1920's-era story (ironically, the same time that Margaret Sanger was beginning her efforts to legalize contraception and abortion in America) comes to mind of the small boy who was peering out a window at dusk as a man came along to light the gas street lights.

His mother asked, "What are you looking at?"

As if explaining the obvious, the boy replied, "I am watching a man poke holes in the darkness."

Today as confirmed Catholics this is all that God is asking of us - to stand in bold witness and poke holes in the spiritual darkness that surrounds us. Encountering the demonic deceptions forwarded by Ms. Beck and others who ignore the devastation wrought by contraception, we must answer with the light of truth.

Our daily faithfulness to God's perfect plan for sexuality and marriage through the rosary and sacraments is the only way to reclaim the culture and our nation. Only by using these gifts can we help bring about a countercultural comeback of chastity and the family. [emphasis, link; mine]

[count-your-change]

It was a devout Catholic (Dr. John Rock) that invented an oral contraceptive.

[humblegunner]

Mother Teresa took care of Calcutta's poor.

Yes. I hope she washed her hands after.

[mlizzy]

This is a lie. Read the science, please

In one study, use of birth control pills led to a higher risk of premenopausal breast cancer in women who took the pill for four or more years before having a baby. --Mayo Clinic

[Freddd]

Should people have more kids than they can afford to raise?

Are you willing to pay for the little darlings? Hmmm?

11 posted on Friday, April 23, 2010 6:52:06 PM by humblegunner (Pablo is very wily)

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If people waited til they could ‘afford’ children, there would be no children.

[Persevero]

You are in an ugly mood, today, humblegunner.

Benjamin Franklin was the 15th of 17 children.

We are all against the welfare state. It is twisted to blame fertility for welfare abuses.

We can oppose welfare and support the conception and birth of children at the same time.

[ansel12]

I think that if they ever invent a good birth control pill for men, that women will suddenly become less promiscuous.

[mlizzy]

It was a devout Catholic (Dr. John Rock) that invented an oral contraceptive.

However, I don't think the "devout" description still stands ...

"In 1968 the papal encyclical Humanae Vitae entrenched Catholic opposition to hormonal contraception. Rock was profoundly disappointed. For the first time in his life, he stopped attending Mass.[2]" --Link.

[hopespringseternal]

Would the Catholic Church then agree to take care of the feral children that would result?

there were a lot fewer "feral children" before birth control than after.

The character of children reflects the character of society, not the number of children per family.

[count-your-change]

That was how he was described and it apparently how he viewed himself hence my useage.

There might be some Catholics who have suffered official sanction over their views on birth control (and abortion) but I can think of many more who did not.

One that comes to mind is Robert Drinan, the priest who served in Congress and was a dependable supporter of every abortion friendly bill that came up. He left and spent many years as a professor at G-town, I believe.

[mlizzy]

There might be some Catholics who have suffered official sanction over their views on birth control (and abortion) but I can think of many more who did not.

Well, do you know what Pope St. Pius V said in that regard?

"All the evil in the world can be attributed to lukewarm Catholics."

A Truly wonderful and devout Catholic is the priest that operates Human Life International, the site that published this birth control piece. You may have heard his name, Fr. Thomas J. Euteneuer. He is one of only twelve official Church exorcists in the United States today, and I can only imagine the Satanic battles he frequently involves himself in. This is one of his quotes that I have posted on Free Republic before, but it bears repeating, as it directly connects to the last line of this thread's article.

"We are reminded that even supposed political victories are temporary, and that the solution to these problems is not political, even if we have to keep up the political fight and our activist efforts," said Father Euteneuer. "We are called to prayer, fasting and conversion... only God can put a stop to the horror of abortion now" --Link.

[mlizzy]

If people waited til they could ‘afford’ children, there would be no children.

Truer words could not be spoken. Here's our four beautiful children in front of St. John Cantius' altar after this year's Easter Tridentine Mass. Had my husband and I waited until we could afford them, this photograph would be beautiful in a different way, but it wouldn't include any kids.

[chris_bdba]

No one said that they sid that the pill is very dangerous to a woman. There are natural methods of birth control that are very reliable as long as both parties are willing to abstain during fertile periods. I have never been exposed to these hormones(except what is in our drinking water) and am very glad for that. I’ve never taken the pill and my Mother had never taken the pill prior to my birth. I worry for both of my younger sisters knowing their odds for cancer.

[mlizzy]

Mother Teresa took care of Calcutta's poor. -- Yes. I hope she washed her hands after.

I'm pretty sure Mother Teresa washed her hands, but keep in mind, her building was called Mother Teresa's Home for Dying Destitutes (she didn't wear latex germ-barrier gloves, not that she would anyway), for her patients never got well enough to leave, they just "checked out" (in the most loving way possible).

[Dilbert San Diego]

The pill came along at a time when morals were changing. Maybe the pill helped accelerate those changes, and people’s attitudes towards sex outside marriage.

I had heard that in the very beginning, about 1960, the pill was available only to married couples. The idea was that married couples would be able to control when they conceived, not for single girls to take the pill and be promiscuous.

[narses]

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[narses]

“The pill is not nearly as bad as its critics accuse it of being...”

It isn’t an abortificant?

[narses]

You are wealthy and Blessed.

[narses]

Would the Catholic Church then agree to take care of the feral children that would result?

Yes.

[big'ol_freeper]

Amen. Truth is hard to swallow, but Truth it is.

[big'ol_freeper]

RE: “The pill is not nearly as bad as its critics accuse it of being and nowhere near as foolproof as its proponents believe.”

“Get behind me Satan.”