Contraceptive use has been on the rise for quite some time. It in a nutshell offers people the ability to indulge in sexual pleasures without having to worry about children. Other birth control methods that are widely used include condoms and the morning after pill.
One problem with these things is that they lessen the value of people. It makes sex cheap and common. It makes it easy for people to treat sexual intimacy as an amusing pastime. It makes them treat each other like entertainment. It downgrades the relationship.
Another problem has to do with children. Research has shown that couples that have children are more likely to have deeper more meaningful relationships. People who use birth control are depriving themselves of the joy that comes from bringing children into the world and raising them. This act requires people to sacrifice their natural selfishness and be more giving of themselves. This path of making people less selfish naturally makes them more loving. And the fact that people created something together acts as a cement that joins them together.
In addition to that, there are physical consequences. Contraceptives are based upon synthetic hormones that disrupt the natural functions of the body. People do not realize how sick these unwholesome substances make them. Often the disruptions become permanent, becoming a major factor in the infertility epidemic that has been plaguing our nation in recent years. The body losses its ability to function normally.
Condoms cause issues too. While not widely understood, there are chemical and hormonal bonds that occur between a husband and wife that involve the seminal fluid. Receptors in the woman respond to markers in the seminal fluid that trigger the release of hormones responsible for emotional attachment. This deepens and renews the connection between them. When condoms are used, the receptors are not satisfied, and the emotional connection breaks down. This again downgrades the relationship from an intimate emotional relationship to a more sexual relationship. Any practice that involves sexual contact without the contact of seminal fluid with have similar results.
Abstinence is another practiced option. It requires the exercise of discipline and self control. However, it also can cause problems if not used wisely. If abstinence creates an emotional separation between husband and wife, it can be harmful. So a careful approach would need to be employed if this method is used.
My goal is not to govern or define the type of relationship people should have with each other. But I find that this widespread practice of birth control is counterproductive to the marriage relationship. If a man and woman are not ready and willing to have children, then they are probably not emotionally mature enough to be married. Marriage requires a sacrifice of selfish desires or it won't work. Deciding not to have children is usually rooted in selfishness. People want to accomplish their dreams in life without children getting in the way. And that is pure selfish prideful ego, and if we are to become more like God, we must eliminate that from our characters.
Another element to consider is that because the methods of contraceptives and condoms remove the common consequences and cheapen the sexual interactions, it makes those who employ such practices more prone to breaking their covenants and committing adultery. Abstinence can also trigger a weakness in many individuals, causing those who feel unloved and neglected to attempt to seek for it elsewhere.
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