Could someone please enlighten me?

[bulloney]

13. My area is scattered with yard signs with some verse that God knew us before we were conceived.

They're typical for the pro-life Catholics who will tell you to vote Republican and Obama is out to kill your babies and the like.

But, think about what that sign says. It's from some verse of the Bible. If God really does know us before we are conceived, then what's the sense of birth control? You were created because one specific sperm cell fertilized one specific egg. If the verse is true, you will be conceived despite your parents practicing birth control, right? Due to menstruation, that egg has only one window of time in which it can be fertilized. Then, it's gone forever. And men involuntarily discharge their sperm when not in the act of procreating, right? And those sperm cells are gone forever, right?

My point is that this whole discussion about birth control from some religions is about a few people at the top of that religion's hierarchy attempting to maintain control of its followers. And they do it with mind games...playing the guilt card...and scaring people into thinking that you're on your way to Hell if you don't listen to what they say as it pertains to sex.