Posted on 03/25/2011 4:06:44 PM PDT by wagglebee
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It’s clear that sex-without-consequences has in fact had horrific and evil consequences for family life in Western countries—and, by extension, for Western civilization. But the only politically correct view in the affected countries is that those consequences are insignificant or pale in comparison with the wonders of free love.
Instead of the sacred family-oriented rite it once was, sex has been turned into a silly play thing which brings emptiness and despair.
America and the West cannot be restored. There are some here at FR who think that getting rid of the Democrat government majority would somehow save the nation. That is, of course, total nonsense. The evil can be found everywhere we look. It’s in the hearts of your neighbors, your friends, and your family members. It’s in the abusive and deadly bonds between parent and child. It’s in every law. It’s happening around every street corner.
Nothing can stop the tide of evil and insanity anywhere. The country and the west will be totally consumed until there is nothing good to be found anywhere. Only hatred, violence, ignorance, pride, torment, poverty, darkness, and death. This won’t even be the end of the world. Just the beginning of a slowly dieing species.
Technology enables a lot of behaviors that we need to have the sense to avoid. Why is this different?
Yes. It’s all tied together.
It was also spelled out in the 1960’s in a document called “Humane Vitae”. A lot of folks ridiculed the document, but it was dead on.
This is only partially true. I think the real underlying cause of the breakdown of sexual morality is material wealth and instant gratification, which has made people less tough and capable of controlling their urges. That lead to the acceptance of contraception and then all other sexual immoralities.
Also, people’s loss of faith has made them less willing to follow God’s laws.
The general acceptance of contraception has been justified for further crimes against the moral law, and it has weakened the ability of those defending it.
Western Civilization’s acceptance of contraception is one of the most underrated things in history. Besides all of its side effects, such as abortion, broken families, greater acceptance of homosexuality, and demographic suicide, the amount of people killed by abortifacient contraception has to be staggering. The acceptance of contraception, caused by the weakened resolve of Western Civilization, is one of the most important, and probably final, decisions of Western Civilization.
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I think the free sex and womens lib did more to upset the family than contraception did.
Yes, “Humane Vitae” is excellent and puts everything in perfect perspective. The Truth is powerful, but our media, government and schools subvert this Truth. They teach our children through the curricula and media the exact opposite of what creates true human happiness and joy. CS Lewis writes about this, as well.
“Contraception is the underlying factor responsible for today’s scourge of unwed pregnancies”
Whats wrong with this sentence? Answer = contraception and unwed pregnancies in the same sentence. The whole theory is horsefeathers.
We are where we are due to a psychological and moral breakdown of society encouraged by the Progressive anti-religion crowd. And don’t leave out LBJ’s Great Society which created the welfare state and destroyed the black family. Lets just put blame where blame is due. It has nothing to do with contraception. Thanks to contraception I was able to control my ability to reproduce which I had no inclination to do. Millions of women were spared unwanted preganancies due to contraceptive measures. Contraception and abortion are not the same thing or anywhere near it.
You don’t need drugs to help you. Women who have children with their abusers leave those same abusers every day. For many their children provide a motivation to escape that they did not have before. And, thanks to contraception, more and more dysfunctional relationships begin because contraceptive relationships are by definition lacking in authenticity.
But it is the contraception that created the opportunity to avoid the consequence of being promiscuous. It led to the idea of “free” sex.
Feminists are responsible for teaching women to desert their children and husbands, so those kids grow up to be emotional cripples and unable to form lasting relationships.
You’re not thinking through this. There is a reason why the liberal/progressive elite embraced chemical contraception. It eliminates any need for self-discipline. It is the sexual equivalent of a welfare check. It transforms the power of human generation into a cheap form of meaningless entertainment. And worse.
Except for the FACT that the rise in contraception has been accompanied by a rise in unwed pregnancy.
We are where we are due to a psychological and moral breakdown of society encouraged by the Progressive anti-religion crowd. And don’t leave out LBJ’s Great Society which created the welfare state and destroyed the black family. Lets just put blame where blame is due.
Planned Parenthood played a key role in all of that.
Thanks to contraception I was able to control my ability to reproduce which I had no inclination to do.
Now this is getting a little clearer.
Millions of women were spared unwanted pregnancies due to contraceptive measures.
Really? Do you include abortion as a "contraceptive measure"? Contraception has been readily available for fifty years, yet 53 MILLION babies have been killed since 1973.
Contraception and abortion are not the same thing or anywhere near it.
Had your contraception failed, what would YOU have done with the baby you had "no inclination" for?
I remember one of the “news” weeklies did a feature a few years back on the most important inventions . . might’ve been one for Y2K . . .of the last century or so.
Number One? Not that I would’ve thought of it, but as soon as I saw it and had a moment to think about it . . . The Pill. The impact it’s had on things mentioned in the article, along with demographics . .think of the politics associated with changing demographics . . .
Might very well be the end all to civilization . . .
Don’t know about this, but it is a factor. Or a symptom.
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