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In reply to the discussion: Saving yourself for marriage makes contraception unnecessary says lit at GOP conference [View all]jwirr
(39,215 posts)14. You know these Catholics can follow any damned rules of the church they want but they need to
stop forcing their religion on the rest of us. This also overlooks the use of contraceptives for other uses than birth control.
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Saving yourself for marriage makes contraception unnecessary says lit at GOP conference [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Mar 2012
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Yes, GOP, by all means keep telling people they are bad for consensual sex with other adults.
stevenleser
Mar 2012
#4
I don't have any statistics, don't think it is necessary to justify use of birth control...
Kalidurga
Mar 2012
#7
It sounds funny to me that these very same men probably had sex with women before they
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2012
#11
Both men and women with this belief need to be asked this question directly....
cbdo2007
Mar 2012
#13
So it was ok for them but not for others. I see the same hypocrisy with respect high school grade
Liberal_in_LA
Mar 2012
#16
Well some would probably say it's none of your business what has happened before you and
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2012
#19
You know these Catholics can follow any damned rules of the church they want but they need to
jwirr
Mar 2012
#14
Before you start painting ALL catholics in this vain stop and take a breath. The MAJORITY
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2012
#20
I am aware of that I think I said "these Catholics who" and did not mean to insult any thinking
jwirr
Mar 2012
#26
I appreciate that. I do believe I know many "thinking catholic" who are actually liberal thinking.
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2012
#27
I do to - many of them use birth control and are very progressive. One of then just won a Democratic
jwirr
Mar 2012
#29
Wow that is great news. We need more women in the state houses and congress.
southernyankeebelle
Mar 2012
#30
Which means, I suppose, that after you're married you are expected to start
Arkansas Granny
Mar 2012
#15
Approximately 20 million women take contraceptives for NON-SEXUAL reasons
riderinthestorm
Mar 2012
#22
Any in many states, like Arizona, the GOP allow exceptions in those cases. That is their answer
stevenleser
Mar 2012
#31