Wednesday, September 16, 2009

Hitchens on Family

Family and Government:
“There are many explanations for authority’s mistrust of the family. The main one must be that it cannot control what goes on there, what ideas are taught, what wealth stored up, what loyalties fostered.”

Lambeth conference of Anglican bishops:
“We earnestly implore those whose marriages are unhappy to remain steadfastly faithful to their marriage vows, relying on the unfailing resources of God’s grace.”

Regarding the pill and abortion:
“Some experts believe that contraception actually increases the demand for abortion, because it raises the expectation that sex will not result in birth, and so persuades disappointed users of failed contraceptives to choose abortion without much further thought. They have already accepted that sexual intercourse does not and should not lead to a baby. The idea that they are going to have one therefore seems unjust, even outrageous.”

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