I first started noticing ironies in "liberal" thought back in my school days. One moment was an argument over evolution vs. creationism. The next came a discussion of endangered species. And as far as I could tell, the ones who had been dismissive of creation and insisting that evolution and "survival of the fittest" was irrefutable scientific fact -- were then calling for the halt of any progress because of some snail that wasn't fit enough to survive.
In other words: those insisting upon evolution as the Truth were then turning around to outlaw it.
Today's irony: Today is apparently the 50th Anniversary of The Pill. Happy Mother's Day!!
Sunday, May 09, 2010
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The 50th anniversary of the pill is something to be celebrated by women and men. The pill allows for people to decide when they want to become parents.
When a pastor tried to comfort a childless friend of mine by saying, "The Lord works in mysterious ways" she answered, "So does the pill." Not everyone wants to be parents, or should be. Maybe the Pope frowns on it, but I doubt whether God does.
The Pill has allowed for men to have sex whenever, and with whomever, they please without having to fear the consequence of a child to be responsible for. It has separated sex from procreation and sex from marriage -- or even any sort of committed loving relationship.
More out-of-wedlock children and more abortions are the visible effects in our society. The emotional and spiritual damage, to both women and men, isn't as directly visible. For Western culture, it's been an absolute disaster.
I think the Pill was an absolute gift from God, and I give thanks daily that He allowed my wife and I to plan our children so that we could chose to have them at times we could afford to care for them. I hate when people conflate birth control with sex outside of marriage. Married people use it to great effect, and it has been a tremendous boon to Western culture (and others!) because it has allowed women to time their involvement in the workforce and society to optimize the benefit to themselves, their children, and their families. From that sense, the Pill is GREAT. I'm a big fan.
I don't think that it was ironic that the 50th anniversary of the pill was on Mother's day. I think it was appropriate. The pill was the best "Mother's Day" present a woman could ever have. And by the way, sex and procreation should be seperated. If a couple only had sex for the purpose of procreation, it would deprive us "older folk" of the joy and bonding sexual expression provides.
I must agree with your other comments. Your disregard for women's lives as full creations of God, in and of themselves, is painfully obvious with this post.
+ Kevin P.
The pill is not just used for birth control. It is a miracle cure for women with PID and for some, relieves the crippling pain of their menstrual cycle. As for procreation, Humans are arrogant to believe that God needs people to make people.
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