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danimal · 07-19-2008, 01:51 AM

I was thumbing through the Church Handbook the other night when I saw a section on vasectomies. I was surprised to see that the church not only discouraged them, but said that Bishops should be consulted in making this decision.

I think this is bizarre for 2 reasons:
1. This is buried in the back of the CHI where no regular church member will read it. I know lots of active men who have had them and know they didn't even think to consult their bishop.
2. I don't get why the church really cares. They got over birth control decades ago. Think of it as a condom that doesn't wear out.

07-19-2008, 01:51 AM	#1
danimal Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Your mom's house Posts: 588	vasectomy I was thumbing through the Church Handbook the other night when I saw a section on vasectomies. I was surprised to see that the church not only discouraged them, but said that Bishops should be consulted in making this decision. I think this is bizarre for 2 reasons: 1. This is buried in the back of the CHI where no regular church member will read it. I know lots of active men who have had them and know they didn't even think to consult their bishop. 2. I don't get why the church really cares. They got over birth control decades ago. Think of it as a condom that doesn't wear out. __________________ Tobias: You know, Lindsay, as a therapist, I have advised a number of couples to explore an open relationship where the couple remains emotionally committed, but free to explore extra-marital encounters. Lindsay: Well, did it work for those people? Tobias: No, it never does. I mean, these people somehow delude themselves into thinking it might, but...but it might work for us.