Condom

:This article is about the contraceptive device. For the town in France, see Condom, France.

Religious attitudes towards use of condoms

Condoms and other mechanisms of contraception, along with abortion, are prohibited by the Roman Catholic Church for Catholic couples in canonically valid marriages, and condemned by some conservative Protestants for moral reasons. Opinions of Orthodox Christian bishops vary on the matter. Some other religious authorities, however, view contraception from the angle of stewardship of Earth. Overpopulation abatement is part of good stewardship and contraception (including limiting sexual activity) serves this purpose.

Related Topics:
Abortion - Roman Catholic Church - Protestants - Orthodox Christian

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Teens participating in sexual activities contribute to the vast majority of condom failures. Those who assert that teens should be taught to use condoms properly often face opposition by religious and other groups that oppose any sex outside marriage. They consider teaching contraception to youth tantamount to encouraging teen sex. However, some studies suggest sexual abstinence-only programs actually increase instances of teen pregnancy. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=12065267

Related Topics:
Religious - Youth - Sexual abstinence

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One quote about contraception from a religious source that specifically mentions condoms is as follows:

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:"It is permissible to use condoms so long as this does not cause any harm and so long as both husband and wife consent to their use, because this is similar to ?azl (coitus interruptus or ?withdrawal?). But it reduces the sensation of pleasure, which is the right of both partners, and reduces the chance of conception, which is also the right of both partners. Neither one of them is allowed to deprive the other of these rights. And Allaah is the course of strength." - islamic-paths.org, Sex and Sexuality in Islam - Condoms (2005) http://www.islamic-paths.org/Home/English/Issues/Sexuality/Condoms.htm

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Likewise, others have criticized opponents of condom use as being to some degree responsible for overpopulation and the proliferation of sexually transmitted diseases.

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