tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post4375012303914555366..comments2024-03-20T03:33:22.357-07:00Comments on Skeptophilia: Enough miraclesGordon Bonnethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-70890925678305110572012-02-17T06:47:47.580-08:002012-02-17T06:47:47.580-08:00As a recovering Catholic, I'd like to add my t...As a recovering Catholic, I'd like to add my two cents. To me, this goes along the same lines of not eating meat on Fridays during Lent. WTF? And what about the women who take contraceptives specifically for medical reasons, like irregular cycles? You're going to hell if you want to control your hormonal imbalances that cause you grief? I was under the impression that religious law was not enforced by our legal system, but as I write this, I realize it's crazy talk. <br /><br />On the bright side, if no one can use contraception, their are that many more people who will want to have abortions, and that's more fun to fight about anyway. Oops! Is my Catholic showing?Lori Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02226334466911750255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-17918156157775652122012-02-16T16:07:14.147-08:002012-02-16T16:07:14.147-08:00--"Jesus, can I buy a gold filigreed papal ha...--"Jesus, can I buy a gold filigreed papal hat?"<br />"No. Buy bread and fish. Feed the hungry and uphold the sanctity of life."<br /><br />--"Jesus, can I create a 15 foot effigy of you on the cross and gold plate it?"<br />"No. Buy bread and fish. Feed the hungry and uphold the sanctity of life."<br /><br />--"Jesus, can I spend millions of dollars on political action committees to reinforce the tenets of our religion?"<br />"No. Buy bread and fish. Feed the hungry and lead by example."<br /><br />--"Jesus, why is your response always to feed the hungry?"<br />"Until you are doing everything in your power to uplift the lives of others, that will always be my response."<br /><br />--"Jesus, should we be concerned about contraception?"<br />"After you have done everything in your power to save the lives of those already born unto this Earth, come back and we'll talk about it."Hontseur Thotshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10799765178908406877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-54951742407909919402012-02-16T09:33:56.779-08:002012-02-16T09:33:56.779-08:00That's a point well taken, and I stand correct...That's a point well taken, and I stand corrected.Gordon Bonnethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06003472005971594466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-24333540303559377862012-02-16T09:27:09.358-08:002012-02-16T09:27:09.358-08:00Uh, that's "numbers" not "numbs...Uh, that's "numbers" not "numbs."<br />I never get any good auto-corrects!E. Phantzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812948199658356521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4307187040250193857.post-28449747303095931142012-02-16T09:25:29.081-08:002012-02-16T09:25:29.081-08:00I think this is very well-written and I basically ...I think this is very well-written and I basically agree with you. The women I worked with in rural Bolivia ALL told me they wanted to limit the size of their families. Most had 6-8 living children (most had lost at least one in infancy) and most stated their ideal family size as 2-4 kids. I believe these numbs and attitudes are fairly representative of the developing world.<br /><br />However I would like to modulate some of your generalizations a wee bit - there ARE women who, given the choice, DO want big families and not just because they've been brainwashed by the Quiverfull movement. Overpopulation issues aside, if you're going to argue from the standpoint of women's agency, I think it would be appropriate to acknowledge that.E. Phantzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05812948199658356521noreply@blogger.com