Out of curiosity, how is the response to the "it's murder" argument in regard to chemical contraceptives?
Even if you kick "Papal Authority" to the curb, every Christian still agrees with the Decalogue, at least... no??
(I exempt those who are pro-abortion, as they are of course Not Christians).
Out of curiosity, how is the response to the "it's murder" argument in regard to chemical contraceptives?
Generally the response is dumbfounded silence, or even incredulousness. Even today many committed Christians, even pro-life Christians, either do not know or refuse to admit that the pill is abortifacient. Even the Focus on the Family (Dobson's group) Physicians Advisory Panel refuses to admit the abortifacient effect of chemical contraceptives.
every Christian still agrees with the Decalogue, at least... no??
One would hope...but the argument against contraception is not based on the decalogue. It is based on the Natural Law, and other OT scriptures, and as such both abortifacient and barrier methods are condemned because both violate natural law. The former also happens to violate the Decalogue, and is an even more grave sin.
Even if you kick "Papal Authority" to the curb,
It was kicking "Papal Authority" to the curb that got Christianity to the point of accepting contraception in the first place, in 1930, but I think that ground has been covered elsewhere ;-)