What religion does not agree with contraception?
Today, the Catholic Church is the only Christian denomination that adheres to a historical standard on birth control/contraception, which is that any form of contraceptive use is against their religion.
Does the Bible say anything about contraception?
The Bible never explicitly approves of contraception.
What do humanists say about contraception?
Most Humanists have no ethical objections to birth control. Humanists are not convinced by the “natural law” argument. Humanists who do not believe in God dismiss the argument that contraception interferes with God’s plan for the universe.
Can Catholic married couples use condoms?
Catholic church teaching does not allow the use of condoms as a means of birth control, arguing that abstinence and monogamy in heterosexual marriage is the best way to stop the spread of Aids.
Are condoms a sin in Christianity?
The use of a condom, even when employed to prevent the transmission of disease is a mortal sin, the highest grade of sin in the Catholic church.
Do humanists believe in marriage?
Many humanists approve of the idea of marriage; many others believe that marriage is not necessarily an essential part of a good relationship. They therefore also approve of cohabitation (unmarried couples living together).
What humanists think about divorce?
Humanist teachings Believe that a marriage breakdown can cause many issues, especially for children and so divorce is better. They don’t believe that marriage is sacred and they support personal freedom.
What’s the difference between birth control and Orthodox?
However, the difference between birth control and contraception matters for certain Orthodox Christians. These Orthodox typically follow the Church of Greece in condemning contraception, but not natural methods of birth control.
What was the position of the Greek Orthodox Church on birth control?
Some would follow the earlier position taken by the Church of Greece in her encyclical of October 14, 1937, which accepted birth control but not contraception, i.e., it accepted abstinence and NFP, but condemned any method of contraception.
What was the position of the Catholic Church on contraception?
This is attested to in the writings of the Early Church Fathers. Even the fathers of the Protestant Reformation were virulently anti-contraception. In fact, you have to wait until 20th Century to find any Christian commendation of contraception.
Which is the best book on Orthodox marriage and contraception?
I’m reading a few books at the moment, but the one I’d like to mention today is Orthodox Christianity, Marriage & Contraception by Anthony Stehlin. I’m only about a third of the way through it so far, but I really wanted to do a short post concerning something mentioned in the first chapter….