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Conspiracy? Birth control proscribed, dietary laws rescinded?

I did a bit of research on the birth control issue by reading Genesis 38.

I think that you would really need a reason to convince people to breed like rats before you could possibly see that story as anything more than an inheritance issue based on some out-dated laws.

I'm convinced that some ancient priest attempted to build power for himself with the Caesar.

Rome was an expanding empire, and constantly needed warriors.

So... somebody told the populace that birth control was a sin, they needed to reproduce like crazy... and the dietary laws were rescinded to make sure that the populace was able to eat...

Ok, the military had a steady supply of warriors.

But now, with the country building walls to keep people out, isn't it time to revisit Genesis 38 and recognize that it isn't a prohibition against taking precautions?

The church doesn't tell us that the earth is flat anymore, or that we are the center of the universe, what about the burgeoning population?

Update:

My point is that while there originally were good reasons for telling Christians to breed like animals, those reasons no longer apply.

I've always heard that animals will quickly populate an area up to capacity. When they exceed the environmental sustainability for their species, their populations crash, whether through starvation or disease, it isn't much fun.

I'm not sure that the Christian God wants that for his children... And I pray that the church will see reason... Directly.

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  • ?
    Lv 7
    9 years ago
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    I am not sure that it is a Conspiracy per-say, and Tolemac is an idiot, The closest that Scripture comes to condemning birth control is Genesis chapter 38, the account of Judah's sons Er and Onan. Er married a woman named Tamar, but he was wicked and the Lord put him to death, leaving Tamar with no husband or children. Tamar was given in marriage to Er's brother, Onan, in accordance with the law of levirate marriage in Deuteronomy 25:5-6. Onan did not want to split his inheritance with any child that he might produce on his brother's behalf, so he practiced the oldest form of birth control, withdrawal. Genesis 38:10 says, “What he did was wicked in the LORD's sight; so He put him to death also.” Onan's motivation was selfish; he used Tamar for his own pleasure, but refused to perform his legal duty of creating an heir for his deceased brother. This passage is often used as evidence that God does not approve of birth control. However, it was not the act of contraception that caused the Lord to put Onan to death; it was Onan’s selfish motives behind the action. Therefore, we can find no biblical admonition against the use of birth control in and of itself.

    Contraception, by definition, is merely the opposite of conception. It is not the use of contraception that is wrong or right. As we learned from Onan, it is the motivation behind the contraception that determines if it is right or wrong. Married couples use contraception for a variety of reasons. Some feel called to put off childbearing until they are in a better position to care for children. Some, such as missionary couples, may feel their service to God overrides the desire for children at a particular point in time. Some may be convinced that God has a different plan for them. Ultimately, a couple’s motives for delaying childbearing, using contraception, or even having numerous children, are between them and God.

    The inability to have children when they are desired is always presented in Scripture as a bad thing, especially considering the cultural stigma attached to childlessness at that time. There is no one in the Bible who expressed a desire not to have any children. At the same time, it cannot be argued from the Bible that it is wrong to use birth control for a limited time, or even permanently, for that matter. All married couples should seek the Lord’s will in regards to when they should try to have children and how many children they seek to have.

    It all comes down to this: no one has the right to determine whether someone else should or should not use birth control, how many children is the “right” number for them, or whether they should have children at all. As in all things, we are not to judge others or cause brothers and sisters in Christ to stumble, spiritually speaking.

    Source(s): TR
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    Religious radicals teach AGAINST birth control because the more followers they have, the more money and power and influence they have.

    There is absolutely no scripture ANYWHERE in the Bible that even hints at birth control being a sin...

    Source(s): www.exposingthecurse.com
  • Anonymous
    9 years ago

    and send all the nggrs back to Africa:

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