I read a frustrated status message on Facebook today from someone who was apologizing to his Catholic family members because he thinks their religion sucks. His reasoning focused on things like their stance against homosexuals, gay marriage, birth control, insurance (birth control bad, Viagra good), etc. In my mind, he had a lot of valid points.
(Incidentally, I’ve been typing fast and my fingers keep writing “birthday” instead of “birth”… the concept of “birthday control” is one that parents might want to consider when it comes to grandiose parties for their kids, but that’s beside the point.)
Then I read one of the responses to that status: “I am glad you are sorry for losing your faith. I am so proud of the Catholic Church’s stand on health care insurance coverage. Birth control is a contraception that can cause the killing of a baby. Many protestant churches are following. Amen.” Continue reading “Pro-contraception vs. anti-baby-killer”
