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In article <nduehrCt8nGy.6BD@netcom.com>,
Nathan N. Duehr <nduehr@netcom.com> wrote:
>
> [...] Of course you fail to 
>mention that Mr. McCartney and the group in general represent a group of 
>men who hope to offer a much better solution than abortion.  They 
>proclaim that sex was meant for procreation and the strengthening of a 
>godly marriage, but was never intended to be a selfish act of 
>sensuality.  They also proclaim that men in general need to follow 
>through on promises made to their families and to in general be more 
>responsible for the actions taken in relationships, including not 
>allowing themselves to be tempted into sexual relations before there is 
>any marriage commitment, therefore there would be no need for measures as 
>extreme and deadly as abortion.

First, I consider this an entirely separate issue from whether 
the Promise Keepers are welcome in Boulder.  I do not object to
the PKs' presence in Boulder if they can keep their impact to a
reasonable level, or at least I won't grouse about it any more 
than I mutter about the Bolder Boulder or CU football games.

But, on the topic at hand I will say that your information is
incorrect.  A significant percentage of women seeking abortions are
married.  I regret than I cannot remember what percentage it is,
but I recall that I was surprised when I read it; accidental
pregnancy is so often looked at as a problem only for single
women.  Even if every unmarried person refrained from the kind of
sex that could potentially lead to pregnancy, abortion would be
needed.  It's a very sad fact that contraception is as imperfect
for married folks as it is for unmarried ones, and even a godly
marriage may not be able to adequately raise a child at the time of
an unplanned pregnancy.  <sigh>  I wish it were as simple as you
make it out to be!

I don't have much to say on the rest of what you said above because
I don't know how to distinguish a selfish act of sensuality from
an unselfish one without looking into the individuals involved,
and I have no idea what sets a godly marriage apart from an ungodly 
one.  In other words, I don't know what you mean, so I can neither
agree nor disagree.  I can only correct the factual error. 

Please note followups.

Regards,

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Jill Lundquist		jill@cs.colorado.edu		DoD #882

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