the war's in your bedroom.

[theguiterrorist]

An interesting and very long piece on the anti-contraception movement.My usual opinion on this is you can't have it both ways -- there are studies that link use of birth control to lower rates of abortion, but I know that argument doesn't hold water with the people profiled by the NYT Magazine. However, it's rare that they actually come out and say

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[theguiterrorist]

Eh, you're already having sex outside of the bonds of marriage. By their standards, you're already a harlot, and harlots don't need to ask for permission.

[errforce1]

Jesus H. Christ, Colin. I'm already worked up about the culture war and you have to go and drop this on me.

I'm not sure exactly how we're going to go about discussing sex with our daughters [we've got some time to figure it out], but we will not be exchanging Purity Rings.

[theguiterrorist]

Aw, but acting like a creepy pedophile while raising incestuous tensions would make for such a bonding moment!

(must...turn...sarcasm...off...)

[dogofthefuture]

Dude. I always thought it was mostly just hard-core Catholics.

Here's my favorite quote (at least, so far, I've only read about a page and half of this thing):

"Sexual union in marriage ought to be a complete giving of each spouse to the other, and when fertility (or potential fertility) is deliberately excluded from that giving I am convinced that something valuable is lost. A husband will sometimes begin to see his wife as an object of sexual pleasure who should always be available for gratification."A husband who does not see his wife as an object of sexual pleasure is in a sad, sexless marriage. The same is true for a wife who does not see her husband as an object of sexual pleasure. Whether the other should always be available for sex is something that will probably get worked out pretty quickly. I refuse to call it "gratification" because that implies, basically, masturbation. If your sex life is "gratifying" yourself upon your partner... that's not much of a marriage

[scottydont07]

I'd thought I'd try to lighten the mood with what might be 2006's most unsurprising headline:

Many Youths Disregard Their Virginity Pledges, Harvard Study Says

[dashm]

the reply by Concerned Women of America in the latimes article is laughable:
"This study is in direct contradiction with trends we have been seeing in recent years," Crouse said. "Those who make virginity pledges have shown greater resolve to save sex for marriage."
trends not backed up by any sources.