While this may offend some people, in my view, birth control
is birth control, regardless of which method is used; and no
method is more morally-acceptable than any other; because as
everyone knows, the goal of all of these methods is the very
same; to prevent pregnancy from occurring. It just seems to
me that by relying upon these timing methods, Catholics are
basically playing a kind of guessing game with God, and are
trying to outsmart Him. Just like other worldly people, they
want to enjoy sex, but without having it result in another
pregnancy, and that is just plain selfishness.

The truth is, that just as occurred with their water baptism
doctrine, the Roman Catholic Church found itself in quite a
quandary. Due to the teachings of the RCC regarding the issue
of birth control, many Roman Catholics were having very large
families. As we have already seen, the Bible teaches us that
children are a blessing of the Lord; yet at the same time, it
is evident that having a large family places a rather heavy
financial burden on a husband, particularly during a period
when the world is experiencing a financial upheaval, such as
at our current time. So what were Roman Catholics to do? How
were they supposed to cope? How could Roman Catholics honor
the teachings of the pope, and remain good Catholics by not
using birth control, while still dealing with the realities
of the world and its financial hardships?

Thus, beginning in 1930, a form of relief was developed when
physician John Smulders introduced the Rhythm Method. Since
that time, the RCC has cautiously permitted similar forms of
birth control as well. In short, the Roman Catholic Church
has offered some loopholes to its followers which circumvent
the prohibition of using birth control pills. As I explain in
"Roman Catholicism, Water Baptism And The Trinity", they did
basically the same thing with the water baptism doctrine. So
many people were dying without having been baptized in water,
such as infants, young children, and other loved ones, that
the Roman Catholic Church had to begin to make a number of
exceptions to its doctrine which states that water baptism is
absolutely necessary in order for one to obtain Salvation. I
discuss this issue more in-depth in the aforementioned series.

It just seems to me that the fact that Roman Catholics would
resort to any of these timing methods demonstrates their lack
of faith in the Lord. Rather than simply trust that God knows
what is the best situation for them, they are still trying to
control the size of their families, regardless of how natural
the method may be. As I've said before, if God wants a woman
to become pregnant, then she will become pregnant, regardless
of which method the couple may use. If the Lord does not want
a woman to become pregnant, then she won't. We even find some
examples in the Bible where God purposely struck some women
barren for various reasons. Sometimes it was just temporary,
such as in the case of Abraham's wife, Sarah, who gave birth
at the age of ninety, and Jacob's wife, Rachel, who was dealt
with by the Lord, as we see here:

"And when the LORD saw that Leah was hated, he opened her
womb: but Rachel was barren. And Leah conceived, and bare a
son, and she called his name Reuben: for she said, Surely the
LORD hath looked upon my affliction; now therefore my husband
will love me. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and
said, Because the LORD hath heard that I was hated, he hath
therefore given me this son also: and she called his name
Simeon. And she conceived again, and bare a son; and said,
Now this time will my husband be joined unto me, because I
have born him three sons: therefore was his name called Levi.
And she conceived again, and bare a son: and she said, Now
will I praise the LORD: therefore she called his name Judah;
and left bearing. And when Rachel saw that she bare Jacob no
children, Rachel envied her sister; and said unto Jacob, Give
me children, or else I die. And Jacob's anger was kindled
against Rachel: and he said, Am I in God's stead, who hath
withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?"
Genesis 29:31-30:2, KJV

In Judges chapter thirteen we also find the story of Manoah's
wife. Despite being barren, the Lord eventually blessed her,
and she became the mother of the nazarite and Israelite strong
man and judge, Samson. In other cases, the Lord cursed certain
women by making them barren for life, such as in the case of
David's jealous wife, Michal, as we see here:

"And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and
David was girded with a linen ephod. So David and all the
house of Israel brought up the ark of the LORD with shouting,
and with the sound of the trumpet. And as the ark of the LORD
came into the city of David, Michal Saul's daughter looked
through a window, and saw king David leaping and dancing
before the LORD; and she despised him in her heart. And they
brought in the ark of the LORD, and set it in his place, in
the midst of the tabernacle that David had pitched for it:
and David offered burnt offerings and peace offerings before
the LORD. And as soon as David had made an end of offering
burnt offerings and peace offerings, he blessed the people in
the name of the LORD of hosts. And he dealt among all the
people, even among the whole multitude of Israel, as well to
the women as men, to every one a cake of bread, and a good
piece of flesh, and a flagon of wine. So all the people
departed every one to his house. Then David returned to bless
his household. And Michal the daughter of Saul came out to
meet David, and said, How glorious was the king of Israel to
day, who uncovered himself to day in the eyes of the
handmaids of his servants, as one of the vain fellows
shamelessly uncovereth himself! And David said unto Michal,
It was before the LORD, which chose me before thy father, and
before all his house, to appoint me ruler over the people of
the LORD, over Israel: therefore will I play before the LORD.
And I will yet be more vile than thus, and will be base in
mine own sight: and of the maidservants which thou hast
spoken of, of them shall I be had in honour. Therefore Michal
the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death."
2 Samuel 6:14-23, KJV

Sadly, as we saw earlier in this series, despite their best
attempts to use these various timing methods in order to keep
pregnancy from occurring, in many cases, Roman Catholics, and
other Christians as well, have failed, and these methods have
not proven to be very reliable. As a direct result, Catholic
and Protestant women form the two largest groups of those who
are currently obtaining abortions in the United States. So it
seems that what Rome deems as morally-acceptable is not quite
the same as what the American Roman Catholic laity believes.

What further solidifies my opinion concerning this issue of
birth control, is the fact that thanks to French researcher
Etienne Beaulieu, there is now a dangerous pill on the market
that goes by the commercial name of Mifepristone. Technically
referred to as RU 486, this so-called "Morning-After Pill" is
not really a method of birth control as some pharmaceutical
companies love to claim; it is in fact an abortion-inducing
pill, the treatment of which begins the morning after one has
had a sexual encounter. The idea of referring to RU 486 as a
so-called "Morning-After Pill" is an intentional deception,
because this pill is effective during the first seven weeks
following a woman's last menstrual cycle. In short, RU 486,
or Mifepristone, is just another form of abortion which is
being disguised as a form of birth control.

A similar abortion-inducing drug, which likewise began being
promoted during the 1980's, is Epostane. To prove that these
pills are truly a form of abortion, consider what an article
in the October 10, 1988 edition of Time magazine had to say
concerning them:

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The two drugs act in a similar manner, by interfering with
the hormone progesterone, which maintains a proper uterine
environment for pregnancy. Epostane prevents the ovaries
from making progesterone; RU 486 blocks the hormone's
activity. In both cases, the uterine lining sloughs off and
the embryo is expelled.

Studies of RU 486, which was first incorrectly dubbed the
"morning-after pill" when it was discovered in 1982 by
French researcher Etienne Beaulieu, have found it to be
effective 95% of the time when taken during the first five
weeks of pregnancy in conjunction with a prostaglandin, a
substance that causes the uterus to contract. According to
last week's Journal, Dutch researchers found epostane to be
84% effective in women five to eight weeks pregnant. Suction
abortions, the usual surgical method, have a 96%-98% success
rate. While both drugs allow women to avoid the dangers of
surgery and anesthesia, they do carry a small risk of
causing excessive bleeding. Should they fail, surgical
abortion would be urged, since the drugs could damage the
surviving fetus.

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Sadly, two years later, in September of 2000, near the very
end of the liberal Clinton Administration, the U.S. Food and
Drug Administration foolishly cut corners and rushed through
the approval of the usage of RU 486 in the United States. In
other words, rather than following the established protocol
for testing and approving new drugs, the FDA lumped in and
approved Mifepristone with other drugs that are designed for
life-threatening illnesses such as cancer and AIDS. We must
all ask the question: Since when is pregnancy regarded as a
life-threatening illness? At this current time, Mifepristone
is being manufactured and distributed in the United States
under the name "Mifeprex" by a pharmaceutical company called
Danco Laboratories. An Associated Press news article at that
time confirmed what had been reported by Time magazine two
years earlier. It stated in part:


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