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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.

Levin · 07-19-2008, 01:56 AM

My brother got a vasectomy right before he was called as Bishop; it was funny when he told me about reading the Church Handbook.

I probably wouldn't get a vasectomy because what if my wife passed away and I got remarried to a hot little thing who wanted to have my children?

ute4ever · 07-19-2008, 01:59 AM

I don't mean to sound like a smart ass so don't read it this way, but maybe the view on vasectomies follows the same pattern of logic as the stance opposing gay marriage. It's all about breeding, breeding, and more breeding.

danimal · 07-19-2008, 02:04 AM

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Originally Posted by ute4ever

I don't mean to sound like a smart ass so don't read it this way, but maybe the view on vasectomies follows the same pattern of logic as the stance opposing gay marriage. It's all about breeding, breeding, and more breeding.

But then why don't they have a problem with other forms of birth control?

MikeWaters · 07-19-2008, 02:06 AM

same category as things such as tattoos.

danimal · 07-19-2008, 02:12 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

same category as things such as tattoos.

In what way?

MikeWaters · 07-19-2008, 02:16 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

In what way?

inappropriate altering of the human body.

danimal · 07-19-2008, 02:19 AM

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

inappropriate altering of the human body.

Why no sections on nose jobs or boob jobs or penis enlargement surgeries?

MikeWaters · 07-19-2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

Why no sections on nose jobs or boob jobs or penis enlargement surgeries?

better question: why suggestions that cosmetic surgery is wrong in talks by GAs (while presumably not in handbook), but no talks on vasectomies, despite their being a policy in the handbook?

creekster · 07-19-2008, 02:22 AM

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Originally Posted by danimal

Why no sections on nose jobs or boob jobs or penis enlargement surgeries?

You must not have read far enough.

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.

07-19-2008, 01:56 AM	#2
Levin Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 1,484	My brother got a vasectomy right before he was called as Bishop; it was funny when he told me about reading the Church Handbook. I probably wouldn't get a vasectomy because what if my wife passed away and I got remarried to a hot little thing who wanted to have my children? __________________ "Now I say that I know the meaning of my life: 'To live for God, for my soul.' And this meaning, in spite of its clearness, is mysterious and marvelous. Such is the meaning of all existence." Levin, Anna Karenina, Part 8, Chapter 12

07-19-2008, 01:59 AM	#3
ute4ever I must not tell lies Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 5,103	I don't mean to sound like a smart ass so don't read it this way, but maybe the view on vasectomies follows the same pattern of logic as the stance opposing gay marriage. It's all about breeding, breeding, and more breeding.

07-19-2008, 02:06 AM	#5
MikeWaters Demiurge Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 36,365	same category as things such as tattoos.