Posted on 05/11/2010 12:48:54 AM PDT by Stoat
Raquel Welch has blamed the Pill for the decline of the institution of marriage.
The Hollywood actress said the widespread use of oral contraceptives had led to a breakdown in sexual morality and fuelled the growth of rampant promiscuity among the young.
Miss Welch, 69, said the situation has grown so grave that 'these days nobody seems able to keep it in their pants or honour a commitment'
While she argued that it carried some benefits, she said the enduring legacy of the Pill has been social anarchy.
Miss Welch has been a sex symbol since she sprang to international fame for her role in the 1966 film One Million Years BC - and was voted by readers of Playboy magazine as 'the most desired female of the 1970s'.
But in an article to mark the introduction of the Pill to the U.S. market 50 years ago, she distanced herself from the fruits of the sexual revolution of which she was a part. 'The growing proliferation of birth control methods has had an awesome effect on both sexes and led to a sea change in moral values,' she said in an article for television channel CNN entitled 'It's SexO'Clock in America'. A positive consequence of the Pill was it had 'made it easier for a woman to choose to delay having children until after she established herself in a career', she said. Miss Welch, who has three failed marriages behind her, added that a 'significant and enduring' effect on women was the idea that they could have sex without any consequences - with the result that fewer today saw marriage as a 'viable option'.
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I agree. There is a LOT more to what happened to marriage than the pill. The pill, in my opinion, gave marriages a chance to enjoy sex without having to worry about pregnancy till the parents were ready.
BFLR
Means nothing if abortion is available on demand.
Ironic that the pill was invented by a Catholic.
From the eye directly to the heart
The pill is only one part of a very complex web of events that are leading to the destruction of the family.
Others mentioned several good examples that assist in the decline of the family.
Social services (welfare), multiple-partner relationships, homosexual marriage are a few others.
Our easy lifestyle with massive amounts of recreational time is another factor.
The pill and welfare.
Welfare removed all morale components from economic assistance. No longer was assistance dependent on decent behavior.
Now it’s a self perpetuating problem. Born in a rut, it’s hard to get out (not slamming those born in a rut since, by the grace of God, I was able to get out).
Here’s a quote I found concerning the self-perpetuation and inability to climb out of the rut.
With a 50 percent high school dropout rate and a 70 percent illegitimacy rate, with African-Americans committing half the nation’s murders though only 13 percent of the population, black America—especially the poorer part of it—is in trouble.
It would make you bulletless and useless.
She’s either got a book to sell or trying to get on Oprah, either way, who cares what she says.
That is absolutely wrong. Sex was designed by God for reproduction. In an economy where is is practically impossible to reproduce, men and woman will either frantically mate with as many people as often as possible or give up completely. The desire to have children is at our core. That desire is suppressed at unbearable cost.
The pill caused my wife to be forced to have a total hysterectomy before we had any children. There was a long period of time during which we agreed the pill was our malignant enemy.
However, all that led to a miraculous series of events ten years following that resulted in our adoption of a newborn (we were both in the delivery room when she was born) who has grown into the most amazing adult we could ever hope to know.
She was graduated from university this past Saturday magna cum laude and with other honors, and our pride knows no bounds.
All things work together for good to those who know God and are called according to his purpose.
(To be clear, though, I agree with your list.)
Did she just suddenly realize this?
As long as it was only the text you edited.
They’ve been trying to develop a pill for men for 40 years now. One of the biggest problems is men would never put up with the level of side effects that women do with their pill.
I believe all that began in the Garden when God pronounced judgment on the Serpent, the man and the woman.
God told the women that because of her sin, “I will greatly multiply thy sorrow and thy conception; in sorrow thou shalt bring forth children; and thy desire [shall be] to thy husband, and he shall rule over thee.” (Genesis 3:16)
Ever since then, the devil has been trying to prove God is not able to carry out his judgment. If women can avoid childbirth and the pain of childbirth, then he figures he has succeeded.
You can also see in that the beginning of lesbianism and feminism as ways to void the second and third parts of God’ judgment.
Even at 69, I would love to ravage her.
She is still a gorgeous woman.
Valentino ravishes. King Kong ravages.
/pedant off
Amen! I exalt in your blessings. I hope you encourage your daughter toward a powerful and loving marriage like yours. I hope you also boldly encourage her to give you many grandchildren.
She and her guy have pledged celibacy until marriage. We haven’t mentioned grandchildren yet. There is a time for that and this isn’t it.
BTW, we homeschooled her all the way through high school.
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