The Origins of Vegetarianism

[Vic C.]

I'm not condoning PP, I already made that clear. I am also not undermining the work Sanger did in this area. But the original organization that eventually became PP, was started by a woman by the name of Mary Ware Dennett. Dennentt first called it the National Birth Control League. Sanger later renamed it the American Birth Control League.

William Sanger, Margaret Sanger's estranged husband, was arrested in 1915 for distributing his wife's pamphlet, Family Limitation, while she was in exile in Europe. The arrest helped garner support for the birth control cause. Mary Ware Dennett attended several meetings called after the arrest to raise funds for William Sanger's defense, and was pulled slowly into the movement for contraceptive freedom.

Dennett outlined her personal realization of the importance of the cause in a letter to her mother: "Two things are very astonishing -- up to date -- one, that no one yet -- whether man or woman, radical or conservative has said a word in honest opposition to the necessity for information on birth-control; and the other that very few people want to come out in the open and help. Everyone is scared."[24] By March 1915, Dennett decided to organize the National Birth Control League (NBCL), the first organization in the country founded to legalize contraception. At that organizational meeting, Dennett gave the following inspiring speech outlining the goals of the NBCL....

http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/jwb/Women ... nettBC.htm

You were correct; most people don't know PP's origins.

 

[Biblereader]

I'm not condoning PP, I already made that clear. I am also not undermining the work Sanger did in this area. But the original organization that eventually became PP, was started by a woman by the name of Mary Ware Dennett. Dennentt first called it the National Birth Control League. Sanger later renamed it the American Birth Control League.

William Sanger, Margaret Sanger's estranged husband, was arrested in 1915 for distributing his wife's pamphlet, Family Limitation, while she was in exile in Europe. The arrest helped garner support for the birth control cause. Mary Ware Dennett attended several meetings called after the arrest to raise funds for William Sanger's defense, and was pulled slowly into the movement for contraceptive freedom.

Dennett outlined her personal realization of the importance of the cause in a letter to her mother: "Two things are very astonishing -- up to date -- one, that no one yet -- whether man or woman, radical or conservative has said a word in honest opposition to the necessity for information on birth-control; and the other that very few people want to come out in the open and help. Everyone is scared."[24] By March 1915, Dennett decided to organize the National Birth Control League (NBCL), the first organization in the country founded to legalize contraception. At that organizational meeting, Dennett gave the following inspiring speech outlining the goals of the NBCL....

http://shs.westport.k12.ct.us/jwb/Women ... nettBC.htm

You were correct; most people don't know PP's origins.

mary ware dennett~thanks for the info. I love history.
Did you notice how people used to be scared to interfere with God's plan of procreation?
People used to respect God.
People have also practiced successful birth control for years, simply by abstaining.
No NEED for abortion.

 

[Biblereader]

Is this wikipedia info correct?
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett (April 4, 1872 – July 25, 1947) was an American birth control activist and pacifist. She formed the Voluntary Parenthood League and the group lobbied until 1926 for a bill that would exempt birth control information and materials from federal censorship laws.

In 1928 she was indicted under the Comstock law for distributing her pamphlet, The Sex Side of Life, which explained human reproduction to adolescents. In 1930 Judge Augustus Hand of the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned her conviction, setting a legal precedent that took intent into account when evaluating obscenity. Dennett's trial was part of a series of rulings that culminated in the 1936 ruling in U.S. v. One Package of Japanese Pessaries, which exempted birth control information and materials from obscenity laws when utilized by physicians.

I think, and the Bible supports this, that birth control info, which includes graphic photos and such, is not appropriate material to be distributing. For many reasons.

 

[Vic C.]

Is this wikipedia info correct?
Mary Coffin Ware Dennett (April 4, 1872 – July 25, 1947) was an American birth control activist and pacifist. She formed the Voluntary Parenthood League and the group lobbied until 1926 for a bill that would exempt birth control information and materials from federal censorship laws.

Don't know for sure. I remembered the name Dennett from research I did in 1990. I used to work as a photojournalist for a local newspaper in NJ. We were covering an anti-abortion rally scheduled to be in front of a PP building. We spent several hours in the local library's Reference library section researching the pros and cons and history. I remembered the names Dennett and Sanger. 8-)

 

[Vic C.]

mary ware dennett~thanks for the info. I love history.

Did you notice how people used to be scared to interfere with God's plan of procreation?
People used to respect God.
People have also practiced successful birth control for years, simply by abstaining.
No NEED for abortion.

You are welcome.

Ooh, history has a way of repeating itself. People respect and disrespect God all throughout history.

Rom 1:21 Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened.
Rom 1:22 Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools,
Rom 1:23 And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.

Are we building up an image in the likeness of Man and worshiping it instead?

 

[MISFIT]

Now of course I am against Planed parenthood, and most definitely against abortion, but are you saying there is no good use of birth control? I have no problem with birth control, if used in the right way. I'm not saying it should be given out in schools or anything, but if a married couple chooses not to have children right away I don't see a problem with it, after all GOD gave us sex not just for procreation but also for enjoyment. :wink:

 

[Biblereader]

birth control is a very edgy subject.

I recommend it, in marriage. Used to be, women wore out, just having child after child after child.
The biblical advice about abstinence....to abstain for a time, but to devote yourself to prayer, while abstaining..... I recommend abstinence only, outside of marriage.

Are Catholics allowed to use birth control pills?

 

[MISFIT]

birth control is a very edgy subject.

I recommend it, in marriage. Used to be, women wore out, just having child after child after child.
The biblical advice about abstinence....to abstain for a time, but to devote yourself to prayer, while abstaining..... I recommend abstinence only, outside of marriage.

Are Catholics allowed to use birth control pills?

Now this is hard for me to admit BR, but I like you response :wink:. As far as I know catholics are 100% against all forms of birth control, other than absence of course. Please any of our Catholic friends here correct me if I am wrong.

 

[biblecatholic]

birth control is a very edgy subject.

I recommend it, in marriage. Used to be, women wore out, just having child after child after child.
The biblical advice about abstinence....to abstain for a time, but to devote yourself to prayer, while abstaining..... I recommend abstinence only, outside of marriage.

Are Catholics allowed to use birth control pills?

Catholics are not allowed to use birth colntol pills or any other contracetpion.

We are all-married or single called to chastity. Sex is a gift from God but we are not to abuse this awesome gift of God. Mates are not to be used for our pleasure only. I t is the expression of the marital vows the "I do"

birthcontrol pills cause abortions(i forget the percent) they sometimes allow the egg to be fertilized but don't allow it to attach to the wall and are thus aborted