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beachmoss
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| First Name: | Beth | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Catholic (raised Baptist) |
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 03:55 am |
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I was talking to a woman yesterday. We're not really friends, but more than mere aquaintances, our daughters are classmates and good friends.
Anyway, as we were talking she casually mentioned that her husband was going for his vasectomy consult next week. They have two kids, and they're in their mid-thirties; so they consider themselves "done." I really didn't say anything--it's their business.
After I got home I remembered that she had told me that her husband is Catholic, but he's not practicing now. She considers herself a Christian, but is not affiliated with any denomination. Now I feel I should say something, but I do not know how to broach the subject. "So your hubby's about to commit a BIG sin!", just doesn't seem right.
Like I said, we're not so close that I would feel completely comfortable discussing this with her; yet, I feel it is my duty to say something.
Can anyone give any advice?
Beth
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Didi
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| First Name: | Didi | | Gender: | Female | | Faith History: | Catholic; almost left; Now an On-Fire Catholic! |
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 04:18 am |
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This is some really good information from the Couple to Couple League:
http://ccli.org/nfp/contraception/vasectomy.php
Along with the moral ramifications, there are many health risks that can occur as a result of a vasectomy.
Morally, of course, the person is saying that God is not in control of their fertility and if the person is a Christian, God should be God over every part of their lives.
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beachmoss
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 04:39 am |
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Didi,
Thank you for the article. I may just print that and hand it to her.
Beth
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Credo Catholic
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Posted: Tue Mar 4th, 2008 02:06 pm |
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| Beth, I understand your dilema. We don't want to step into someone's private affairs, but then, she did feel comfortable telling you about it. She just wasn't expecting to be told its wrong! By not speaking up about the procedure being wrong on several levels, we are sort of condoning it. The real dilema is, how to say this to someone in such a kind way that they are not offended, which would only turn them against your advice. Didi had a good point about the medical risk involved. That would be a starting point, then subtly move into the (dare we say) sin of it?
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